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Adoption, kinship care, and foster care are the oldest known forms of alternative care in India. Whilst these are recognized as the most appropriate forms of care today, institutional care has become the most dominant form of care in India in the last 100 years, although it is meant to be ‘a measure of last resort’. As in most countries, childcare institutions in India cater for children up to 18 years old. The sudden withdrawal of support at 18 leaves these young people facing heightened challenges and poorer outcomes on the journey to independence, not only because of…
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Context: Childhood-onset of depression is often associated with childhood family adversity, parental neglect, and problematic peer relationships. Emotional and behavioral problems and high rates of depression were more common in orphans when compared to nonorphan.
Aim: The aim was to study and compare the depression and behavioral problems among children residing at welfare hostels and orphanages.
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Three welfare hostels…
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De-institutionalization and a transition to family-based alternatives have long been the answers to all issues raised against residential care of at-risk children by child welfare advocates in India. Despite the innumerable developmental benefits of family-based substitute care, complete eradication of child-care institutions from the national scenario has multiple practical constraints. Given these limitations, building resilience among institutionalized children has been considered a worthier goal for intervention. Unfortunately, the area has not received much attention, and…
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Many children have entered foster care centers due to different reasons, and they will experience new conditions after leaving these centers. This research explored the experiences of the postmarital life of women with a history of residence in foster care centers. It was conducted using a qualitative content analysis. The data were collected through semistructured interviews with 21 former foster care women and experts. Data analysis was performed using coding and classification of codes. The main extracted theme was “Life in Suspension.” The extracted codes were placed in 10…
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For a child to leave the parental umbrella is an act of rebellion, emotional hurt and physical distancing. Despite being a frequent occurrence, running away from home still remains one of the less addressed problems in India. Factors like lack of communication and attachment to parents, abuse, poverty and peer influence have a crucial role in shaping such behaviours. The present research study is an exploratory study to examine these factors with a sample size of 100 runaway children (50 girls, 50 boys) residing in a non-governmental organisation in NCR, Delhi. The mean age of the…
This article explores mental health related issues in children and adolescents in childcare institutions in Sri Lanka.
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Children’s rehabilitation and social integration is the primary objective however the most challenging task for the child care institutions. Understanding the issues and challenges can ensure effective rehabilitation and social integration of children. Thus, the study aims to unravel the different issues and challenges which hinders the effective rehabilitation of children. The study was carried out in twenty child care institutions in four districts of Manipur; Churachandpur, Imphal East, Imphal West and Ukhrul. The researcher employs =exploratory research design and recruited…
This article describes the steps taken by Udayan Care responded to the needs of children in their care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Introduction
International migration is increasing rapidly around the world mostly to obtain a job. International migrant workers usually leave their children back in their country of origin, and among family members, adolescents may experience greater psychological distress from parental separation. However, limited evidence is available on the relationship between parental international migration and psychological well-being of left-behind adolescents. Nepal has a…
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A very large number of children live without parental care in the entire world. Poverty is considered to be the main reason behind institutionalization of the children because 80% of children living in care have at least one parent alive. The present paper emphasizes on the trends of institutional care in India where the large population is poor. Keeping in view the socio-economic conditions of the country, it is an attempt to explore the challenges and living conditions of children in institutional care run by government and non-governmental organizations in the regions of Punjab…