“I Became a Different Person”: Personal Change of Lithuanian Foster Parents through Informal Learning

Ramune Bagdonaite-Stelmokiene & Vilma Zydziunaite - Qualitative Research in Education

This article presents the findings of the qualitative study on the personal change of foster parents carried out in Lithuania, which reveals the subjective experience of informal learning of the foster parents fostering a non-relative child.

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Opportunities in Transition: An Economic Analysis of Investing in Youth Aging out of Foster Care in their 20s - Report 1 of 3: Educational, Economic, Social and Wellness Outcomes

Marvin Shaffer, Lynell Anderson, Allison Nelson - Fostering Change

The purpose of this phase 1 report is to document what is known about the resulting educational attainment, economic, social and wellness outcomes for youth aging out of care as compared to the general population in British Columbia, Canada.

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Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioral problems among institutionalized children in Kandy District, Sri Lanka

Pabasari Ginige, Anuradha Baminiwatta, Hasara Jayawardana - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional and behavioral problems of children living in child care institutions (CCIs) in Kandy District, Sri Lanka, and to explore associated factors.

The Influence of Left-Behind Experience on College Students’ Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

Haixia Liu, Zhongliang Zhou, Xiaojing Fan, Jiu Wang, Hongwei Sun, Chi Shen and Xiangming Zhai - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

This study examined the effects of left-behind experience on college students’ mental health and compared the prevalence of mental health problems in left-behind students and control students (without left-behind experience) in China.

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Social Support Ameliorate Depressive Symptoms in Left-Behind Children in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Duan JJ, Yang Z, Ji GW, Cheng YC, Song HW, Cai QM, Cai J, Fei CH, Li MM, Ren Y, Yang CH and Xu F - International Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health

In this paper a cross-sectional study was conducted in a common rural village in China to examine the amelioration effect of social support for left-behind children (LBC).

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Prevalence and Protective Factors of Psychological Distress among Left-behind Children in Rural China: A Study based on National Data

Xiaoou Man & Haijun Cao - Journal of Child and Family Studies

The authors of this article investigated the associations of individual- and family-related factors with psychological distress in a sample of left-behind children (LBC) aged 10–15 using logistic regression. A total of 954 LBC were included in the study.

The role of family centres in reducing social isolation in deprived communities

Fiona Mercer, Chris Darbyshire, Janet Finlayson, Martin Kettle, Adele Dickson - Child & Family Social Work

There is limited understanding related to the role of community‐based centres in reducing social exclusion and isolation, so the aim of this research was to explore the role one family centre had in improving social inclusion in a deprived community in Glasgow, Scotland.

Making sense of places: Belonging among “unaccompanied” young migrants in kinship care in a Swedish suburb

Maria Moberg Stephenson & Åsa Källström - Child & Family Social Work

This study aims to explore how young migrants in kinship care in a Swedish suburb describe what different places mean to them and what these descriptions can tell us about their sense of belonging.