Exploring the Experiences of Children in Kinship Care in Scotland: A Sequence Analysis of Care Journeys, Characteristics and Outcomes [PDF]
International Journal of Population Data ScienceObjective and Approach An increasing proportion of children in care in Scotland are formally living with extended family or friends – known as kinship care. To gain an enhanced understanding of experiences within kinship care, sequence analysis methods
Joanna Soraghan, Robert Porter
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Healthcare with unconditional positive regard: the KICS clinic medical home model for children in out-of-home care [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundOn any given day in the United States over the past five years 300,000–400,000 children and youth have been in an out-of-home (OOH) placement, typically kinship or foster care.
Rebecca Orsi-Hunt +7 more
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International Journal of Population Data Science, 2023 Objectives The number of children and young people living in kinship care (living separately from their parents with a family friend/relative) in Scotland has increased consistently since 2010.
Joanna Soraghan +2 more
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In Loco Parentis: Informal Kinship Care in Australia—Social Benefit and Material Poverty
Societies, 2023 Informal kinship care families in Australia are a large, hidden population. This article provides an overview of international research and policy developments regarding informal kinship care and considers their relevance to Australia.
Meredith Kiraly
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Strength and Resilience for Kinship Caregivers Raising Children: A Scoping Review
Societies, 2023 Kinship care is a preferred living arrangement for children when they have to separate from their birth parents due to various reasons. Although kinship care emphasized family and cultural value of connection, kinship families haven been considered as a ...
Qi Wu, Yanfeng Xu, Fei Pei, Naeun Lim
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Child Fostering or Child Trafficking: Questioning Justifications for Children’s Departure from Home
Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues, 2021 West African countries adopt child fostering or kinship placement as a traditional form of social protection that balances care and support for families with limited resources, experiencing unforeseen setbacks; or requiring household support.
Ifeyinwa Mbakogu
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Are grandparents raising grandchildren receiving the services they need?
Journal of Childhood, Education & Society, 2021 Grandparents play an important role in the upbringing of grandchildren and face increased levels of stress. Using family stress theory, the present study examined the effectiveness of service programs for grandparents raising grandchildren.
Karleah Harris +3 more
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The 'dance' of kinship care in England and Ireland: Navigating a course betweenregulation and relationships [PDF]
Psychosocial Intervention, 2014 There has been a significant growth in the use of formal kinship care in the UK and Ireland in the last 20 years. The paper charts some of the reasons for the 'organic growth' of kinship care and the multipledynamics that have shaped this.
Emily R. Munro, Robbie Gilligan
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Children, 2023 This article sets out key issues in determining and upholding the best interests of children, in need of social service support, who have family networks that span outside of the UK. These issues are then analysed against whether and how child protection
Brian Littlechild, Carolyn Housman
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NOW THE SOLUTION IS HERE – SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN: THE EXTENDED CHILD SUPPORT GRANT
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2023 The current crisis in foster care was precipitated by using the child protection system to meet the social assistance needs of orphaned children. The new parallel system in the form of an extended child support grant system would enable children in the ...
Sipho Sibanda, Felistus Ndamba
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