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Child Protection System and Education: An Umbrella Review of Factors Supporting the Educational Progress of Children in the Foster Care System

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International literature has consistently demonstrated that children in the foster care system (FCS) exhibit poorer academic outcomes: lower academic achievement, higher rates of school absenteeism and truancy, lower high school graduation rates and reduced postsecondary educational attainment.
Antonieta Candia‐Fonseca   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Young People Leaving Out‐of‐Home Care: Perspectives of Young People and Their Out‐of‐Home Care Providers on the Milestone Program

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transition to adulthood is a developmental stage marked by multiple opportunities and challenges that have significant impacts on young people's well‐being. Young people involved in child welfare often encounter hardships during this transition and struggle to negotiate it successfully due to the adversities they experience before and during ...
Samantha Chan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transnational Social Work With Unaccompanied Minors' Parents Abroad: Findings From a Qualitative Study in Germany

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents selected results on transnational social work with unaccompanied minors' (UMs) parents abroad. For the purpose of this study, the perspectives of 20 social workers and pedagogical staff who work in various residential care settings in Germany are highlighted.
Franziska Anna Seidel
wiley   +1 more source

Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an ...
Chandra Ramamurthy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiver burden in informal caregivers of cardiac patients: a mixed-methods systematic review. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Psychol
Beheshtaeen F   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Parenting Support for Mothers Raised in Out‐Of‐Home Care

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research and social indicators consistently confirm that young people who exit statutory out‐of‐home care (OOHC) tend to remain socially and economically disadvantaged through young adulthood. The present article reports findings from a qualitative study of the perceived parenting support needs of eight mothers (aged 17–30 years) who had spent
Jamie Ussher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life After Care in Türkiye: A Scoping Review on Care Leavers

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The fragmented and dispersed knowledge base on care leavers in Türkiye makes it difficult to establish an evidence foundation for policy development and the improvement of practices in this field. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the existing body of knowledge on care leavers in Türkiye by compiling academic studies conducted ...
Hüsnünur Aslantürk   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining Policies and Practices to Support Young People Transitioning From Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) in Asia: What Do We Know From Existing Grey Literature?

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Young people transitioning from out‐of‐home care, also known as care leavers, are globally recognised as a vulnerable group. There is a scarcity of literature on leaving care across the Global South, including Asia. The authors examined policies and practices from the grey literature to gain insights from broader literature beyond peer ...
Rangga Radityaputra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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