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Introduction:
Although the majority of adoptive families remain stable, some of them break up prematurely.
Research objectives:
The goal of this study was to understand the participants` experiences throughout the adoption and disruption process and the challenges they encountered in their journey with the child or siblings entrusted for adoption.
Specifically, our objectives sought to:
(1) explore the motivations to adopt a child from the HtAC list; (2) analyze how they appreciated their preparedness for the process; (3) identify the challenges the…
This article analyses the search strategies of first families in Bolivia contesting the separation of their children through transnational adoption. These first parents’ claims to visibility and acknowledgement have remained largely ignored by adoption policy and scholarship, historically privileging the perspectives of actors in adoptive countries, such as adoptive parents and adoption professionals.
Filling in this gap, the authors discuss the search strategies employed by first families in Bolivia who desire a reunion with their child. Drawing on Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s feminist…
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This study followed PRISMA guidelines to conduct a systematic review of literature published from 2002 to 2022 to assess the differences in outcomes of children and youth who were adopted out of foster care compared to children and youth in foster care (CYFC) who were in other permanency placements (reunified, aged out, long-term foster care). The search was carried out from May 27, 2022…
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Background
For children who are not reunified with their biological family members, the child welfare system promotes legal permanence through adoption or guardianship. The intent of adoption and guardianship is a safe home where…
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Although most youth served in residential group care are adolescents, empirical theories indicate that youth needs vary at different stages of adolescent development. These differences likely impact adolescents’ experiences and, ultimately, responses to treatment; a neglected research topic that may have implications for residential placement and services.
This study explored youth experiences in residential care at different stages of adolescence. A descriptive qualitative content analysis from a sample of 103 youths was used to classify open-ended text into…
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Child mental health practitioners and advocates have raised concerns about the use of group homes for youth with mental and behavioral health concerns. However, little is known about what factors contribute to the tremendous variation in youth outcomes following group home care. The current study draws from a large-scale, quasi-experimental, NIMH-funded study of group homes in a southeastern state. This study uses data from interviews with guardians, youth, and group home staff to understand the experiences of 554 diverse youth staying in 44 group homes across 14 agencies…
The story of Heartline’s transition from residential care to family care is told in this recently released Faith to Action case study.
The case study details their experience through three stages of transition—learning, preparation and planning, and full transition—with transparency.
It addresses common challenges for transitioning organizations, as well as the strategies Heartline took to overcome them.
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The story of Buckner Guatemala’s transition from residential care to family care is told in this recently released Faith to Action case study.
The case study details their experience through three stages of transition—learning, preparation and planning, and full transition—with transparency.
It addresses common challenges for transitioning organizations, as well as the strategies Buckner took to overcome them.
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Learning briefs are short resources that share more about how Changing the Way We Care undertakes a certain aspect of the care reform work and what some of the main lessons are. This learning brief was developed as part of the initiative's 2022 annual report and shares learning on family-based alternative care from Guatemala, Moldova, India and Kenya and links the reader to additional CTWWC resources on the topic.
Changing The Way We CareSM (CTWWC) is a global initiative designed to promote safe, nurturing family care for children. This includes reforming national…
The National Adoption System and Child Protection in Guatemala: Looking Back and Examining the Today
This article discusses the evolution of adoption policy and practices in Guatemala from the 1990s to 2021. The authors synthesized their own research and analyzed adoption scholarship and reports and organized that history into three distinct periods:
(1) conflict years (1966–1996) when mostly Guatemalan military families and associates adopted stolen children,
(2) post-conflict and millennium adoption years (1997-2007) when the commercialization of children and illicit adoptions surged, and
(3) reform years (2008 to date) when new adoption regulations and institutions were…