“Foster Care is a Roller Coaster”: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Foster Parent Experiences with Caregiving

Taylor Dowdy-Hazlett, Shelby L. Clark

This U.S.-based mixed-methods study explored foster parent satisfaction with intent to turnover and disrupt placement in 362 foster parents through regression analyses. It included foster parents in six mid-Southwestern states who participated in an online survey between June 2021 and January 2022.

Children with Disabilities in Eastern and Southern Africa: A statistical overview of their well-being

UNICEF

This UNICEF report aims to promote the use of data to make children with disabilities in the region more visible, bringing about a fuller understanding of their life experiences. It offers evidence crucial to decision-making to fulfill obligations, both moral and legal, to give every child an equal chance in life.

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Evicted by Climate Change: Confronting the Gendered Impacts of Climate-Induced Displacement - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR POLICYMAKERS

CARE

Climate-induced displacement is an option of last resort. It preys on those who are unable to adapt to the ecological and social consequences of climate change, whether due to lack of resources or other inequities. For most of these people, climate-induced displacement is triggered by direct physical harm from extreme weather events or slow-onset impacts, but also by indirect consequences on food insecurity and conflict over natural resources and land rights.

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Expulsé·e·s par le changement climatique: répondre aux impacts genrés des déplacements climatiques - RÉSUMÉ À L’ATTENTION DES RESPONSABLES POLITIQUES

CARE

Les déplacements causés par le climat constituent une option de dernier recours. Ils concernent les personnes qui ne sont pas en capacité de s’adapter aux conséquences écologiques et sociales du changement climatique, en raison d’un manque de ressources ou d’autres inégalités.

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Protecting Against Predators: A Scoping Study on the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People in Ireland

Mary Canning, Marie Keenan, Ruth Breslin

This scoping study explores forms of sexual exploitation of children and young people in Ireland, including those whose life experiences make them more vulnerable including being in care, going ‘missing’ or running away from home or a care placement.

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