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This guidance from Miracle Foundation outlines case management process and tools aimed at children in India who have been placed with their families during the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure children are safe, to identify areas of need, and to put together an intervention plan to ensure permanency or a safe return to alternative family placements or Child Care Institution (CCI).
The purpose of these case management processes and tools is to determine feasibility of permanent placement and expedite family-based care in families in which children were placed quickly and…
The state cabinet of Goa in India has approved a foster care scheme to assist children deprived of parental care or of the care of guardians, and in need of protection. The scheme, titled 'Vatsalya', is to grant a foster care allowance of 2,500 rupees (approx. $42) for an individual up to 21 years of age. The government has issued an official document setting out the purpose of the foster care scheme, which children are eligible to be fostered, who can become a foster parent, and …
This is a report from a two-day seminar on family foster care in India. Experts from various fields including NGOs, medical, legal, and government organizations, as well as participants from a number of Indian States shared their valuable experiences on how to provide effective family foster care programs for children.
Although temporary foster care and pre-adoptive foster care were familiar with a majority of program participants, many did not understand or appreciate the importance of long-term foster care. The participants felt that there was an urgent need to utilize the media to…