Family based care as an alternative care option
This article from the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care describes the Family Based Care (FBC) program by SOS Children's Villages of India.
It's not just about the adults!
This article discusses how important it is for children in residential care to develop the ability to navigate relationships with each other.
Coaching Parents About Children's Needs and Navigating the Child Protection and Other Systems
This article reviews developments in the Australian NSW child protection system which aim to reduce the number of children in state care.
A Comparison of Foster Care Reentry After Adoption in Two Large U.S. States
This study from the Special Issue on Adoption Breakdown of the journal of Research on Social Work Practice examines foster care reentry after adoption, in Illinois and New Jersey, USA.
Transition vers le placement familial pour les enfants : Manuel d'Orientation
Le présent Manuel d’orientation fournit des informations et des outils utiles pour les églises, les organisations confessionnelles, les donateurs et autres acteurs qui font passer la garde des enfants du placement en institution au placement en famille.
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Transición al cuidado familiar para niños: Manual de Orientación
Este Manual de Orientación provee información y herramientas útiles para iglesias, organizaciones religiosas, donantes y otros que persiguen transferir el cuidado de niños que son atendidos en residencias al cuidado en una familia.
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The Peer Relationships of Those Who Have Experienced Adoption or Foster Care: A Meta‐Analysis
This meta‐analytic review examines the presence and quality of close peer relationships for adoptees and individuals with foster care experience.
Conceptualizing effective legal representation for Foster youth: A group concept mapping study
This study used Group Concept Mapping (GCM) with a sample of 31 foster youth and alumni to explicate a conceptual framework for effective legal representation.
Urgent: Recommendations for the Reunification of Separated Children with their Families
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, in response to the current situation of family separation at the U.S. border with Mexico, has issued a series of recommendations (endorsed by Better Care Network and others) calling for urgent action to rapidly reunify separated children with their families and end detention, in accordance with their best interests.
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The enormous cost of toxic stress: Repairing damage to refugee and separated children
This statement, submitted on behalf of the Scientific Advisory Group, Early Childhood of the Bezos Family Foundation, has been released in light of the policy of family separation of immigrant families at the U.S. border with Mexico and outlines the harmful impacts of the toxic stress of family separation on children's brain development and physical wellbeing.