A Systematic Review of Foster Parent Preservice Training

Morgan E.Cooley, Jennifer Newquist, Heather M. Thompson, Marianna L. Colvin - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the type, format and content/competencies of published foster parent preservice training, study characteristics of published preservice training research, and the methodological characteristics and primary findings of published foster parent preservice training research.

Mental disorders in children known to child protection services during early childhood

Melissa J. Green, Gabrielle Hindmarsh, Maina Kariuki, Kristin R. Laurens, Amanda L Neil, Ilan Katz, Marilyn Chilvers, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J Carr - The Medical Journal of Australia

The objective of this study was to examine associations between being the subject of child protection reports in early childhood and diagnoses of mental disorders during middle childhood, by level of service response.

Ecological Engagement in Institutional Care Context: An Experience Report with Adolescents in Pernambuco

Larissa Morélia Sá Vieira Macêdo, Kalina Vanderlei Silva, Débora Maria dos Santos Pinheiro de Lima, Lygia Maria Pereira da Silva - Ecological Engagement

This chapter’s aim is to report the experience of using Ecological Engagement in a research of interdisciplinary character developed with teenage girls, aged 10–14, inserted in two care institutions for protection measures in Pernambuco state, Brazil.

Study on the Persistence of Therapy Program Effectiveness in Foster care : Focusing on K-CBCL

Ha, Eun Hye ; Shin, Min Jin - Korean Society of Neurological Occupational Therapy (대한신경계작업치료학회)

The purpose of this study is to confirm whether the effectiveness of the program is sustainable 9 months after project completion for the children and adolescents participating in a childcare and rehabilitation support project.

Schooling experiences of children left behind in Zimbabwe by emigrating parents: Implications for inclusive education

Mazvita Cecilia Tawodzera, Mahlapahlapana Themane - South African Journal of Education

This paper assesses experiences and challenges faced by the left-behind children (LBC) in Zimbabwe and explores these children’s perceptions of their interactions with teachers through inclusive education practices.

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Aftercare for Young Adult Orphans

Prabhakar Karandikar & Aditya Charegaonkar - Pune International Centre

This paper attempts to recommend a suitable policy framework of aftercare services for Young Adult Orphans (YAOs) in India, with special reference to the state of Maharashtra.

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Impact evaluation of a social protection programme paired with fee waivers on enrolment in Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

Tia M Palermo, et al - BMJ Open

This study aimed to understand the impact of integrating a fee waiver for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) with Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) 1000 cash transfer programme - a program for extremely poor households with orphans and vulnerable children, elderly with no productive capacity and persons with severe disability - on health insurance enrolment.

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