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Specialist foster care for traumatised young people with challenging behaviour: Appraising joined up service provision [PDF]
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.It is recognised that looked after young people with a history of trauma, offending, emotional, behavioural and educational difficulties often face a high ...
Brady, Lynn
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The high demand for substitute care in South Africa, and in particular foster care, poses challenges for statutory social workers in rendering developmental social services.
Dhludhlu, Sandile , Lombard, Antoinette
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One‐year outcomes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Background Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital anomaly with high mortality and long‐term morbidity. The aim of this study was to benchmark trends in 1‐year and hospital volume outcomes for this condition. Methods This study included all
Y. Wang +4 more
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To inform child and adolescent psychiatrists about the almost 500,000 children now residing in the American foster care system. This overview surveys the pediatric, developmental, and psychiatric needs of these children.Child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatricians, a child welfare researcher, a social worker, and a psychologist developed a ...
A A, Rosenfeld +10 more
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Safeguarding the Lives of Children Affected by Boko Haram: Application of the SAFE Model of Child Protection to a Rights-Based Situation Analysis [PDF]
The Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria is responsible for the highest number of lives lost in Africa in the past decade. The country has witnessed significant violations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Nigeria ...
Rosie O’Connor +2 more
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This study investigated differences in the experiences of Canadian foster parents providing regular and treatment foster care and their consideration to withdraw from their position.
Jessica Smith +5 more
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Understanding the Risk of Homelessness for Emerging Adult Foster Care Youth
This publication discusses foster care in the United States, risk of experiencing homelessness among foster care youth, and possible interventions.
Francesca Michelini +2 more
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A SYSTEM OVERLOADED: THE FOSTER CARE CRISIS "The children are now buffeted by countless rejections and severe stress. They often become angry, depressed, and violent. Few of them understand that they are the littlest victims of a system that, by all accounts, has been overwhelmed" (The New York Times, March 15, 1987).
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Foster care system in the Slovak Republic
Objectives This article presents the foster care system in the Slovak Republic: its legal framework, organization, forms, and operational processes.
Karolina Walancik
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This study identifies factors contributing to the success of foster care alumni (FCA) who graduate from post-secondary education (PSE), despite institutions devoting little effort to making PSE accessible to FCA.
Sean Elliott, Carolyn Fitzgerald
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