This book by Dr. Xiaoyuan Shang and Karen Fisher provides a comprehensive and clear picture of the situation of children who are orphaned or abandoned in China. Based on research conducted as part of related projects from 2001 to 2012, it introduces the context and framework for the alternative care system and China’s welfare system as it applies to children, including its history and development in both urban and rural areas. It provides a profile of orphans and of care arrangements, describing both the formal child welfare system that has primary responsibility for the…

… Institutions People are invited - to donate, in order to cover a child living, education and medical expenses - to … Institutions People are invited - to donate, in order to cover a child living, education and medical expenses - to …

… remittance sent by the migrant parent is insufficient to cover the child’s academic resource needs; specifically, … their migrant parents to send home enough money to fully cover household needs. Our findings also reveal that the … remittance sent by the migrant parent is insufficient to cover the child’s academic resource needs; specifically, …

… with subsidies provided by the local government to cover the costs of daily expenses, health care, and education … with subsidies provided by the local government to cover the costs of daily expenses, health care, and education …

Abstract Child maltreatment has become a recognized social problem in China. However, the target of foster care is primarily children who are orphans, abandoned, and disabled but not maltreated children. Responding to child maltreatment, an alternative care system to place children in out-of-home care should be established. This study used a scoping review method to map the scope of research regarding children’s outcomes in current foster care in China. Most studies indicated that foster children exhibited better well-being outcomes (e.g., physical health, cognitive, language, motor,…