Street Children in Accra: A Survey Report
The chapters featured in this report offer a prognosis on the future of street children and offers recommendations to government and non-governmental bodies on how to help these children.
Listening to Girls on the Street Tell Their Own Story
The sections featured in this report provide case studies of 25 street girls and discussion and conclusions based on these case studies.
Children Without Parents - A Ghanaian Case Study
This chapter provides an overview of a child care institution, the Osu Children’s Home, in Ghana.
Care - A Stepping Stone to Custody? The Views of Children in Care on the Links Between Care, Offending and Custody
The main aim of this research is to enhance the understanding of why children in care in the UK are disproportionately likely to end up in the youth justice system or in custody.
Complex Trauma: Facts for Caregivers
This factsheet from the US National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides useful information to parents and caregivers of children who have experienced complex trauma.
Building Happy Families IRC Research Brief
This research brief provides an overview of an impact evaluation of the “Happy Families Program,” conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The Happy Families Program is a parenting and family skills intervention designed for Burmese families living on the Thai-Burmese border.
Building Happy Families: Impact Evaluation of a Parenting and Family Skills Intervention for Migrant and Displaced Burmese Families in Thailand
This report presents findings from the impact evaluation of a parenting and family skills intervention for the displaced Burmese population in Thailand called the Happy Families Program which was implemented by the IRC from 2011 to 2013.
Safety and Stability for Foster Children: A Developmental Perspective
This article discusses the importance of safety and stability to healthy child development and reviews the research on the risks associated with maltreatment and the foster care experience in the United States.