In this study, the authors examined (a) whether institutional rearing is associated with continued social communication (SC) deficits into adolescence; (b) whether early placement into foster care mitigates risk for SC problems; and (c) associations between SC and psychopathology from middle childhood (age 8) to adolescence (age 16).

This study describes the community-based needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights.

This second of a two-part paper discusses stage two of a two-stage, transatlantic study aimed at identifying and exploring threshold concepts in residential child care.

The goal of this study is to analyze the profile of 353 adolescents in TRC in Spain.

The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of former unaccompanied refugee children and unaccompanied refugee children, their carers and social workers with regard to the foster placement.

These additional considerations are intended to provide guidance for a range of child care programs that remain open, and should be used in conjunction with CDC’s guidance for administrators of child care programs and K-12 schools.

"In this time of profound uncertainty, child welfare systems face unprecedented challenges to ensuring safety, well-being, and permanency for young people," says this joint statement.

This comment from the Lancet explores the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on children in temporary accommodation in the UK.

This paper offers some insight into the benefits, impacts and challenges of the ‘creative mentor’ role. It links to a social pedagogy framework, supporting practice, and draws on creative mentors’ work with children and young people living in care. It aims to inform professionals and teams around a child about the transforming nature of working with creativity – beyond the obvious external experiences.

This leaflet outlines six important principles for foster carers and adopters to hold in mind as they work together to help children to move to adoption.