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Children who enter the care system have suffered abuse and/or neglect, and because of that, they are more likely to have a range of complex needs. Carers (either being foster, kinship, birth or adoptive parents) might struggle caring for these children if they are not appropriately and timely supported. This might lead to placement disruption and instability, and in turn affect the wellbeing of the children (as well as the carers themselves). Article 18.2 in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that ‘States Parties shall render appropriate assistance to…
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This paper presents a qualitative analysis of front‐line practices regarding emergency removals in Finnish and Irish child protection. It examines how the responses to children's immediate danger are framed by legislation and how front‐line practitioners assess the child's situation and make emergency placement decisions. The data consist of interviews with 16 Irish and 33 Finnish social workers. These child welfare protection systems respond differently to a task that appears to be similar. The Irish team‐based practice rests on the social workers' shared assessment of the child'…