Nationally representative, population-based data from rounds four and five of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and four to eight of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 61 low- and middle-income countries were used to estimate prevalence and socio-economic factors associated with leaving children under five years old home alone or under the care of another child younger than 10 years of age.

This report continues a predecessor Committee’s inquiry into fostering in the UK. It emphasizes the importance of valuing the young people in foster care, foster carers, and the foster care system itself.

This review analyzes and critiques the foster care system in England, offering recommendations for improving the system. 

The article presents the findings of an international literature review conducted to examine the factors that drive inter‐country adoption rates within both sending and receiving countries.

This paper describes specific challenges to family unity and child welfare among children in immigrant families resulting from immigration enforcement.

This article is a call to action for social workers who may now encounter Unaccompanied Minors (UAM) for the first time in their practice.

This longitudinal study is the first to evaluate the ways in which out-of-home (OOH) caregivers influence permanency outcomes for children in the foster care system while controlling for child-level and parent-level characteristics.

This study aimed to explore refugees’ experiences in Bangkok, assess agencies’ service delivery models, and strengthen their capabilities to address service gaps.

In this qualitative study with four Child and Youth Care Centers in a town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, focus groups were held with young people in care and their care workers to discuss preparation for leaving care and aftercare services and the evaluation of these by each group of participants.

This paper reports on a qualitative study of outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care in Ireland.