The purpose of this study was to describe the role of Public Health Nurses (PHN) addressing the needs of children and adolescents in foster care.
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing performance of orphans and vulnerable children Programmes in Kenya focusing on unbound project in TharakaNithi County, Kenya.
The current study examines past adverse experiences and current functioning of adolescent males in out-of-home care, relying on data from the Assessment and Action Record—second Canadian version for a representative sample of 508 12- to 17-year-olds in out-of-home care across the province of Ontario (Canada).
This open access research from the journal of Social Sciences aims to contribute to the understanding of the reasons for becoming a foster family in Portugal.
The objectives of this study were to 1) examine the relative risk of suicide among children in residential care compared with those not in residential care in South Korea, 2) evaluate how the relative risk of suicide is associated with age, and 3) explore the trend in relative risk of suicide over time.
In the current study, a series of eight meta-analyses were performed to examine the effectiveness of intervention programs to help foster and adoptive parents to overcome challenges on four parent outcomes, three child outcomes, and placement disruption.
This study outlines the policies, practices, and programming that have been implemented across the US to provide specialized responses to exploited and trafficked youth within residential placement settings.
In this form, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) outlines its commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018, including its new policy position on children and young people with disabilities in institutions.
‘Children’s Voices: Children’s experiences of instability in the care system’ is published alongside the Children’s Commissioner’s third annual Stability Index and features interviews with 22 children in England who are in care or care leavers.
The Stability Index is an annual measure of the stability of the lives of children in care in the UK. This report provides the national overview of the latest data analysis (relating to 2017/18) and findings.
