Perspectives of youth in foster care on essential ingredients for promoting self-determination and successful transition to adult life: My life model

Laurie E. Powers, Ann Fullerton, Jessica Schmidt, Sarah Geenen, Molly Oberweiser-Kennedy JoAnn Dohn, May Nelson, Rosemary Iavanditti, Jennifer Blakeslee, The Research Consortium to Increase the Success of Youth in Foster Care - Children and Youth Services

This in depth qualitative study of 10 youth who completed the My Life intervention focused on investigating coaching and mentoring elements and processes that youth participants identify as most important to their success, with the intention of informing the further development of youth-directed approaches to supporting young people who are transitioning to adulthood. 

Counting Pennies: A review of official development assistance to end violence against children

ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International, World Vision International, and Development Initiatives

This report is the result of an investigation into the amount of official development assistance (ODA) that is targeted at ending violence against children, either as the main focus or as part of a broader programme. 

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Malnutrition and psychosocial dysfunction among the orphan and vulnerable children in Kaski district, Nepal

Dipendra Malla, Bishwas Acharya, Lil Bahadur Nepali, Anup KC, Pratik Gurung, Nanda Lal Gupta, Hoshiar Singh Chauhan - Progress in Medical Sciences

The objective of this study was to assess malnutrition and psychosocial dysfunction among vulnerable children as well as to determine the association between malnutrition and psychosocial dysfunction among orphan and vulnerable children in Kaski district, Nepal. 

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Implementation of deinstitutionalization of child care institutions in post-soviet countries: The case of Azerbaijan

Aytakin Huseynli - Child Abuse & Neglect

This study examined the status of the State Program on Deinstitutionalization and Alternative Care (SPDAC), a public policy aimed at transforming 55 institutions covering 14,500 children during 2006–2016 in Azerbaijan.