Mental health of children and adolescents in foster care residential institutions in Northern Taiwan
Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Objectives: Studies reposted that children and adolescents entering foster care systems are at risk of mental health conditions. In this study, we intended to describe the prevalence of mental illnesses as well as the characteristics of emotional and ...
Shin- Heng Shen +4 more
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LIVING IN FOSTER CARE AND IN A CHILDREN’S HOME: VOICES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2009 Foster care is clearly seen as the preferred option in alternate care of the vulnerable child inSouth Africa and internationally (Kiraly, 2001; Long, 2007; McKay, 2002; Morei, 2002).
Nevashnee Perumal, Madhu Kasiram
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AN ANALYSIS OF, AND DIFFERENT APPROACH TO, CHALLENGES IN FOSTER CARE PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2013 Foster care is perceived to be the best and most widely applied form of alternative care for children besides their maternal home, because it most often occurs within the family context and is supposed to offer safety and protection to children.
Annelie Böning, Sandra Ferreira
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Enhancing Foster Care Home NGO Sustainability via Social Franchising
Management, 2020 Research Question: This paper investigates how the social franchising approach may enhance the sustainability and capability of Foster Home NGOs in the Global South.
Catherine T. Kwantes +3 more
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What is work? Insights from the evolution of state foster care [PDF]
, 2013 This article focuses on state foster care as a case study in the (re)configuration and negotiation of boundaries between work and non-work. Foster care can be seen as occupying a liminal position between the domains of ‘work’ and ‘family’, requiring ...
Kirton, Derek
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How Do People Become Foster Carers in Portugal? The Process of Building the Motivation
Social Sciences, 2019 Act no. 142/2015 highlights the importance of children out-of-home being placed in a family context. However, foster care continues to be an almost absent component in the Portuguese childcare system.
Elisete Diogo, Francisco Branco
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Being a Foster Family in Portugal—Motivations and Experiences
Societies, 2017 Foster care is an almost absent component in the child care system and scientific research conducted in Portugal foster comprises 3.2%1 of out-of-home care in Portugal. This research aims to contribute to a deeper visibility of the care phenomena, giving
Elisete Diogo, Francisco Branco
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JMIR Formative Research, 2023 BackgroundBetween 2016 and 2020, over 600,000 youth were served annually by the foster care system. Despite approximately half of foster youth struggling with emotional or behavioral challenges, few receive much-needed services to
Hannah P Leo +3 more
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A comparison of kinship foster homes and foster family homes: Implications for kinship foster care as family preservation [PDF]
Children and Youth Services Review, 1994 Abstract In recent years, child welfare caseloads have expanded rapidly, and increasing numbers of children have been placed with kin. Much of the current discussion surrounding kinship foster care stems from its rapid growth and the paucity of information about the placement type compared to our knowledge of other forms of foster care.
Berrick, Jill Duerr +2 more
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Institutional support in alternative care: Foster care and COVID-19 pandemics [PDF]
Zbornik 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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