Experiences of the maternal role and support in mothers with cognitive limitations who have children in placement

Gunnel Janeslätt, Karin Jöreskog, Helena Lindstedt, Päivi Adolfsson - Child & Family Social Work

The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of the maternal role and support given in mothers with cognitive limitations who have children in placement.

Armed conflict and the increasing use of child soldiers in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan: Implications for regional security

Victor H. Mlambo, Siphesihle Mpanza, Daniel N. Mlambo - Journal of Public Affairs

This study employed a strict textual analysis of the relevant literature on the use of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic to understand the implications of this on regional security.

Foster parents between voluntarism and professionalisation: Unpacking the backpack

Lieselot De Wilde, Jochen Devlieghere, Michel Vandenbroeck, Bruno Vanobbergen - Children and Youth Services Review

This articles presents an analysis of 33 semi-structured interviews with foster families in Flanders, exploring the tensions between voluntaristic and professionalising tendencies in foster care.

It takes a village: Reflections on a randomized controlled trial to teach mindfulness skills to teens in foster and kinship care

Sandra Jee, Dena Phillips Swanson, Laurence I. Sugarman, Jean-Philippe Couderc - Developmental Child Welfare

In this article, the authors reflect on a pilot project implementing a mindfulness-based stress reduction program among traumatized youth in foster and kinship care.

Understanding the lives of care-experienced young people in Denmark, England and Norway

Boddy, Janet ; Lausten, Mette ; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth ; Gundersen, Tonje - VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd

This working paper has reviewed cross-national datasets for the general population and available national data and other relevant (grey and academic) literature concerned with young people in care and care leavers in the three study countries.

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Access to legal records by children leaving State care: The experience of young people in NSW

Brooke Greenwood, Julia Mansour, Celia Winnett - Alternative Law Journal

This article outlines the arguments made in recent litigation undertaken by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) on behalf of young people who requested access to legal audits conducted on their files by the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Family and Community Services (FACS).