Results 11 to 20 of about 20,505 (303)
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
doaj +2 more sources
Childhood in Kinship Care [PDF]
, 2022 Kinship foster care involves placing children who cannot live at home in foster care with other members of their family or close network. This book sheds light on different aspects of kinship care development and practice. Using a 20-year longitudinal research study from Norway, this book shows the historical development of kinship care in Norway ...
Skoglund, Jeanette +2 more
core +5 more sources
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
doaj +2 more sources
‘That's the bloodline’: Does Kinship and care translate to Kinship care? [PDF]
Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2022 AbstractKinship for First Nations people is a fundamental, yet complex, element of one's culture, enabling both belonging and relationality, and extending beyond blood family and relations. Kinship is also recognized as important within out‐of‐home care (OOHC) systems, with kinship care being the predominant OOHC placement type in Australia (AIHW, 2021)
Beaufils, J, James Beaufils
openaire +2 more sources
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
Care Proceedings and International Kinship Care [PDF]
, 2022 Studies of care proceedings in England have established a rise in the number of children placed with kinship carers at the end of proceedings, and a corresponding fall in the number of children placed for adoption. Coupled with this there has been a concern about children being placed with kinship carers with whom they have little or no pre-existing ...
Wright, Maria S
openaire +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source