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Children and Youth Services Review ,

This paper examines the efficacy of Independent Living (IL) services in the United States in preparing foster youth to live “independently”, and calls into question the appropriateness of an “independence” goal for youth aging out of foster care.

Ahmed Bawa Kuyini, Abdul Razak Alhassan, Inga Tollerud, Hanne Weld, Iddi Haruna - Child & Family Social Work,

For this study, surveys were employed to explore the experiences of children in care and their carers about traditional fostering.

Care International,

This paper describes CARE Rwanda’s Nkundabana model, which mobilizes adult volunteers from the community to provide guidance and care for children living in households without adult support, and discusses lessons learned.

Elizabeth Fernandez ,

This paper reports research on outcomes of long term foster care from an eight year longitudinal study of foster care placements in Australia.

Council of Europe,

Youth-friendly information booklet addressed to children and young people in alternative care.

SOS Children's Villages,

First briefing paper of series, aims to share good practices and information exchange on preparation for leaving care and after care support

ANPPCAN,

Summary of conference declarations and recommendations prepared by over 400 conference participants emphasizing the crucial importance of family based care for children without parental care.

Nina Dalen, Ann Jacqueline Nakitende & Seggane Musisi - BMC Public Health,

This article is based on information collected about the situation of double orphans who are heading households in Rakai District, Uganda.

European Commission,

This Report was drafted by a group of independent experts convened by Commissioner of the European Commission, Vladimír Špidla, in February 2009 to address the issues of institutional care reform in their complexity. The report addresses recommendations to Member States which have the main responsibility for action in this area.

Better Care Network and UNICEF ,

The Manual for the Measurement of Indicators for Children in Formal Care is manual to assist countries in strengthening their information system around children in formal care through data collection around 15 global indicators.