Discussion Paper: Transitional Support: The experiences and challenges facing youth transitioning out of state care in the Western Cape

Mamelani Projects

This paper initiates discussion by calling on Child and Youth Care (CYCCs) to offer transitional support to youth leaving care.  It also intends to document and share information on new ways for youth to successfully transition out of care.

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Manual Sobre Estandares Internacionale De Derechos Humanos Aplicables A Los Ninos, Ninas y Adolescentas Migrantes

Alberto Celesia, Alejandro Morlachetti, Matilde Luna - RELAF

El impacto de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño (CDN) ha sido muy importante: es el tratado de derechos humanos que goza de mayor aceptación y reconocimiento internacional, con 194 ratificaciones por parte de los Estados y cercano a la ratificación universal.

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Emotional and behavioral difficulties in children growing up homeless in Paris. Results of the ENFAMS survey.

M. Roze, S. Vandentorren, C. Vuillermoz, P. Chauvin, and M. Melchior - European Psychiatry 38 (2016) 51–60

This study explores social, environmental, individual and family characteristics associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties among homeless children living in the Paris region. 

The development of children placed into different types of Russian families following an institutional intervention

McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Groark, Christina J.; Palmov, Oleg I.; Nikiforova, Natalia V.; Salaway, Jennifer L.; Julian, Megan M.

 

This study examined whether interventions in Russian Baby Homes promoting warm, sensitive, and responsive caregiver-child interactions and relationships would be associated with advantages in those children’s behavior years after they transitioned to family care.