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Orphanhood Status and Antecedents to Placement Among a Multinational Sample of Adults With Care Experience

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, millions of children are adopted or placed in alternative care settings (i.e., residential, foster, or kinship care). The current study explores the factors leading to separation from parents and adoption or placement in alternative care by investigating orphanhood status, perceived antecedents to placement, types of alternative care
Nicole Gilbertson Wilke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finding a Suitable Fostering Agency: Swedish Foster Carers' Reflections on Navigating a Mixed Welfare Market

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Due to marketization, foster carers in many Western countries can choose between a number of local child welfare authorities (LAs) and independent fostering agencies (IFAs) to be contracted by. Through semi‐structured interviews with foster carers (n = 24), this study examined how foster carers navigate the Swedish foster care market and what ...
Evelina Fridell Lif
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Impacts of Huntington's Disease on Individuals, Relatives and Family Systems: A Thematic Synthesis

open access: yesClinical Genetics, EarlyView.
The psychosocial impacts of Huntington's disease include disintegration with society, emotional and psychological burdens, an interplay of extrinsic stressors and recalibration of the family system. This thematic synthesis highlights the need for holistic, systemic support to address these pervasive challenges for all members of the affected family ...
Paige Lindo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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