Educational attainment for youth who were maltreated in adolescence: Investigating the influence of maltreatment type and foster care placement.

Cage J. - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the extent to which (a) maltreatment type and (b) foster care placement were associated with the educational attainment of 337 maltreated adolescents.

A descriptive study on behavioral and emotional problems in orphans and other vulnerable children staying in institutional homes

Ravneet Kaur, Archana Vinnakota, Sanjibani Panigrahi, RV Manasa - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

This cross-sectional descriptive study explores the behavioral and emotional problems in institutionalized children in India. 

The Listen to Me Project: Creating lasting changes in voice and participation for children in care through a youth led project

Gissele Damiani-Taraba, Iona Sky, Dakota Hegler, Nicholas Woolridge, Blake Anderson & Andrew Koster - Child & Youth Services

This paper presents the results from a Youth Lead Project on the voices and participation of children in state care in Ontario Canada.

A Warm Welcome? Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Networks of Care and Asylum: Pilot Project Report

Rachel Rosen, Sarah Crafter, Veena Meetoo - Social Science Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education - University College London

This pilot project sought to investigate unaccompanied children’s experiences of care, and caring for others, as they navigate the labyrinthine asylum-welfare nexus in the UK.

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Foster care, recognition and transitions to adulthood for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people in England and Ireland

Ala Sirriyeh, Muireann Ni Raghallaigh - Children and Youth Services Review

This paper presents findings from two studies, in England (2012) and Ireland (2013), which explored experiences of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) in foster care.

Helping the helpers: Post-traumatic distress and need for help among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies following armed conflict

Miriam Schiff PhD, Rachel Dekel PhD, Ohad Gilbar MSW, Rami Benbenishty PhD - Child & Family Social Work

This study examined the associations between exposure to armed conflict, perceived support, work experience, needing help, and post-traumatic distress among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies based on Conservation of Resources theory.

Good professional practices for promoting positive parenting and child participation in reunification processes

Ainoa Mateos Inchaurrondo PhD, Nuria Fuentes-Peláez PhD, Crescencia Pastor Vicente PhD, Anna Mundet Bolós PhD - Child & Family Social Work

This quantitative study contributes knowledge regarding the attitude of professionals towards positive parenting and child participation.