Through a Relational Lens: Reflections About Foster Care Experience in Italian Emancipated Foster Youth

Paola Cardinali, Fabiola Bizzi, Laura Migliorini

This study aimed to investigate relational outcomes of Italian emancipated foster youth across open-ended reflections about their perceptions of their relationships with the biological and foster family, with partner and peers.

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Interventions Targeting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Care-Experienced Children and Young People in Higher-Income Countries: Evidence Map and Systematic Review

Rhiannon Evans, Sarah MacDonald, Rob Trubey, Jane Noyes, Michael Robling, Simone Willis, Maria Boffey, Charlotte Wooders, Soo Vinnicombe, G. J. Melendez-Torres

This global systematic review aimed to synthesise the international evidence base for interventions targeting subjective wellbeing, mental health and suicide amongst care-experienced young people aged ≤ 25 years.

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Improving the Alternative Care System in Thailand: Research to Develop the National Alternative Care Action Plan

Tanya Rujisatiensap, Kanthamanee Ladaphongphatthana, Pusa Srivilas

This qualitative research aimed to develop the alternative care action plan for Thailand. The method used in this study included the analysis of documents related to the alternative care situations in Thailand and the interviews where the key informants were specifically selected so that the collected data could be used to develop the alternative care action plan.

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‘Doing Family’ in Adversity: Findings from a Qualitative Study Exploring Family Practices in Alternative Care Settings in Thailand

Justin Rogers, Victor Karunan, Pryn Ketnim, Aphisara Saeli

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that explored children's and families' experiences of alternative care in Thailand. The study used arts-based methods to engage 160 children living in a range of care settings.

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Examining the Family Belonging of Adults with Institutional Care Experience in Childhood

Figen Pasli, Hüsnünur Aslantürk

This study aimed to examine the sense of family belonging of individuals with childhood institutional care experience through personal details, institutional care, and post-institutional-care variables. This study was conducted with 313 adults with institutional care experience during childhood in Western Asia.

Childhood Experiences of Alternative Care and Callousness/ Unemotionality: A Conceptual Model, Scoping Review, and Research Agenda

Dave S. Pasalich, Benjamin Aquilina, Alison Hassall, Natalie Goulter, Nakiya Xyrakis, Anderson Khoo

This paper provides the first conceptual model for, and systematic scoping review of, callousness/unemotionality in children and young people with experiences of alternative care across the globe.

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