Study finds foster youth lack critical financial skills
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Most people rely on family members to help them learn how to…
ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE
Building a picture of fathers in the family justice system in England
The invisibility of dads who lose access to their children because of concerns about child neglect or their ability to provide safe care comes under the spotlight in new research. A research partnership between the University of East Anglia and Lancaster
Scientists see cross-group adoption of young bonobo apes in the wild for the first time
Scientists have witnessed bonobo apes adopting infants who were born outside of their social group…
Animal behaviour: Female wild bonobos provide care for infants outside their social group
Observations of groups of wild bonobos, reported in Scientific Reports, suggest that two infants may…
‘I just don’t think shelters work’
Institutions, not only family rejection, underlie LGBTQ youth homelessness
UTSA program provides housing solutions for students with a history of foster care
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is the first university in the nation…
Standardized measures needed to screen kinship foster placements
Researchers say there is no consistent way to evaluate the quality of care
School may be the key to improvement for children in social care
Children in social care have poorer mental health and perform worse in school than other…
Not children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless…
Not children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless…
Grandfamilies: New study uncovers common themes and challenges in kinship care
George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing population of grandparents raising grandchildren who could be at greater risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Grandfamilies: New study uncovers common themes and challenges in kinship care
George Mason University study provides framework to help social workers and other practitioners develop best practices for working with growing population of grandparents raising grandchildren who could be at greater risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic
A child’s home environment can impact the risk of developing depression
New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry , finds that children’s…
Mental health preparedness among older youth in foster care
When asked, many indicate they feel unready to manage their mental health
Leaving care of the children’s home — for prison?
The world expects some teenagers to become criminals. These “troublemakers” are taken away from everything…
Genetics contributes to mental health risks in adoptees
Genetics and early life stress both important factors for mental health problems in adults adopted as children, says large genetic risk study in Biological Psychiatry
Genetics contributes to mental health risks in adoptees
Genetics and early life stress both important factors for mental health problems in adults adopted as children, says large genetic risk study in Biological Psychiatry
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which…
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which…
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which…
Preterm children have similar temperament to children who were institutionally deprived
Children who are born preterm or at very low birth weight have similar temperament difficulties…
Preterm children have similar temperament to children who were institutionally deprived
Children who are born preterm or at very low birth weight have similar temperament difficulties…