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The EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee—Evidence-Based Recommendations for Alternative Care [PDF]

open access: yesChildren, 2021
Protection and promotion of child rights are referred to as a central purpose of the European Union (EU). Therefore in 2021, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child and the European Child Guarantee were published to enable children to have the best ...
Bárbara Mourão Sacur, Elisete Diogo
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AN ANALYSIS OF POLICIES AND LEGISLATION RELATING TO CHILD PARTICIPATION BY CHILDREN IN ALTERNATIVE CARE IN SOUTH AFRICA

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023
Worldwide, children in the care of the state constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in society. They are often not heard, or their views not respected in matters concerning them.
Ulene Schiller   +3 more
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Institutional support in alternative care: Foster care and COVID-19 pandemics [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has generated new challenges in the work of social welfare institutions, particularly in the area of providing support in alternative forms of care, such as foster care.
Horvat Gordana   +2 more
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IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: PERSPECTIVES FROM PRACTITIONERS IN THE WESTERN CAPE

open access: yesSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2022
In South Africa adoption as a form of alternative care had decreased despite a supportive legal and policy environment. This qualitative exploratory study explored adoption policy implementation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four social
Jean Luyt, Leslie Swartz
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Alternative eye care [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001
“History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.” Abba Eban, 1915– As ophthalmologists we tend to stick to what we know. We mostly use only four main groups of drugs that act on the eye—anti-infectives, anti-inflammatories, antiglaucoma medications, and lubricants—a limited formulary, but ...
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Association Between Accumulation of Child Maltreatment and Salivary Oxytocin Level Among Japanese Adolescents

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Child maltreatment is related to oxytocin (OT), which is related to social functioning. It may hamper the OT level to avoid a harmful situation and increase the OT level to adapt to the situation using a tend-and-befriend stress reaction ...
Rie Mizuki, Takeo Fujiwara
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Educational status of children and youth with behavioral problems in residential care [PDF]

open access: yesSpecijalna Edukacija i Rehabilitacija
Introduction. Children and youth in foster and residential care have lower educational attainment compared to the general population. Previous research suggests that difficulties in education are especially frequent among children and youth who have been
Žunić-Pavlović Vesna P.   +1 more
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A critical analysis of the recent developments in alternative care space across South Asia amidst the Covid-19 crisis

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2021
In many situations of conflicts, natural disasters, or pandemics, it is always the children who are the most vulnerable. With the world shutting down due to the invisible threat to civilisation, the most affected are the children living in alternative ...
Kiran Modi   +4 more
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Intercountry Adoption in Malaysia and Morocco: A New Frontier

open access: yesHasanuddin Law Review, 2023
Intercountry adoption offers a family-based care option for children in need of care and protection. It allows them to find loving and permanent homes outside their birth country, providing them with stability, support, and a sense of belonging essential
Nadhilah A. Kadir, Azizah Mohd
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Why engaging on children's rights internationally matters at the local level: 2021 days of general discussion on children's rights and alternative care

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2021
With the forthcoming Days of General Discussion (DGD) on the Rights of the Child scheduled to take place in September 2021 to consider children's rights and alternative care, this article reflects on the opportunities provided by this initiative to ...
Miriana Giraldi
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