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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 ...
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Solidarity across generations in New Zealand: Factors influencing parental support for children within a three-generational context [PDF]

, 2004
Interest in ascertaining the nature and extent of intergenerational exchanges between those in mid-life, and members of their kinship network has arisen because demographic, social and policy changes have brought into question the ability of individuals ...
Dharmalingam, Arunachalam, Hillcoat-Nallétamby, Sarah   +1 more
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Compelling Intimacies: Domesticity, Sexuality, and Agency [PDF]

, 2008
This introduction highlights what we call Compelling Intimacies —the multiple desires, affects, and affinities that arise at the intersection of institutions, actors, technologies, and ethical discourses to exert persuasive pressures on subjects.
Goodfellow, Aaron, Mulla, Sameena A.
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A License to Abuse? The Need for National Policy Reform of Kinship Care Licensing Procedures

Columbia Social Work Review, 2019
The last 20 to 30 years have seen a significant rise in the use of kinship care as a formal out-of-home placement option for abused or neglected children in the government’s custody.
Amanda Prater
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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act: reflections on the passage of the act

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 19th February 2014 and received Royal Assent on March 27th 2014. It has been an interesting journey and not without its challenges. This article provides an overview of
Marie McCormack
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Rightsizing Congregate Care: A Powerful First Step in Transforming Child Welfare Systems [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines Casey's initiatives in four sites to help child welfare systems reduce institutional placements, improve outcomes, and support community services by changing the array of services, frontline practice, finances, performance management, and ...
Dara Menashi, Kathleen Noonan
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Kinship Care as Living Law - an Unwritten Source of Child Protection Law

Bratislava Law Review
This article explores the legal significance of kinship care as an unwritten source of child protection law across diverse legal and cultural contexts.
Lilla Garayová
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The Color of Kinship [PDF]

, 2017
This Article addresses the need for family law scholarship that better theorizes and grapples with how race informs American life in the 21st Century. Family law scholars have been instrumental in documenting and advocating for recognition of the “new ...
Lenhardt, Robin A.
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BUILDING KINSHIP NEGOTIATIONS: DEFINITION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN OF INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS

Jurnal Biometrika dan Kependudukan
This study examines how children of Indonesian migrant workers construct their own social protection and navigate relationships within extended families.
Anita Kristina, Muhamad Abdul Jumali
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Understanding permanence for looked after children: a review of research for the Care Inquiry [PDF]

, 2013
This briefing paper reviews research relevant to understanding permanence for children who are ‘looked after’ under the auspices of the Children Act 1989.
Boddy, Janet
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