Reunification of Looked After Children with their Birth Parents in the United Kingdom: A Literature Review and Thematic Synthesis

Carlson, L, Melia, Yvonne and Priest, Helena - Child and Family Social Work

This review aimed to identify, appraise and synthesise published literature concerned with the reunification of looked after children with their birth parents in the UK. 

Much Ado about Nothing? The Road to the Incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Sweden

Rebecca Thorburn Stern - The International Journal of Children's Rights

This article aims to unpack the reasons that Sweden's incorporation of legal measures to secure the rights recognised in the Convention on the Rights of the Child has been the subject of a lengthy and contentious debate.

The coping of young Finnish adults after out-of-home care and aftercare services: A document-based analysis

Arja Häggman-Laitila, Pirkko Salokekkilä, Mirja Satka, Katri Toivonen, Pekka Kekolahti, Olli-Pekka Ryynänen - Children and Youth Services Review

The aim of this study is to discover how the different factors documented at the time of the custody decision or the placement in out-of-home care are associated with the coping abilities of young adults once aftercare services come to an end.

Understanding the needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Child maltreatment prevention program development

Maha Almuneef, Hassan N. Saleheen, Fatimah Al Shehri, Majid A. Al-Eissa - Child Abuse & Neglect

The goal of this study was to assess the child maltreatment (CM) prevention readiness (CMPR) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in regard to implementing large-scale, evidence-based CM-prevention programs.