Alternative care

Key recommendations on the reform of Ukraine’s child protection and care system

The war in Ukraine has been devastating for the country’s children, particularly those in the most vulnerable situations, including children without parental care, children with disabilities, children at risk of family separation, those residing in residential institutions, as well as those who...

For-profit outsourcing and its effects on placement stability and locality for children in care in England, 2011–2022: A longitudinal ecological analysis

The responsibility of local authorities in England to provide children in care with stable, local placements has become increasingly difficult due to the rising number of children in need of care and a shortage of available placements. It is unclear if the trend of outsourcing children's social...

Scaling Family Care Through System Strengthening

While Changing the Way We Care has focused on systems change since the beginning, it was not always underpinned by a conceptual framework. Even without applying the scaling conceptual framework developed, Changing the Way We Care has found that focusing on systems strengthening alone has helped...

The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 53, Issue 3: Voice and Influence of People with Lived Experience

This special issue of the British Journal of Social Work sought to attract academic papers of the same quality and integrity as those published regularly in the journal, the key differentiation being that a person with lived experience of social work had to be the lead or solo author. Areas covered...

A Look Inside Sharing Power in Child Welfare: A Podcast

This podcast series, by the U.S. Center for States' Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative, is by and about people with lived experience in child welfare and about their partnerships with leaders within child welfare agencies.

Rethinking Service Array for Young People Transitioning From Child Welfare

This resource, from the U.S. Center for States' Childwelfare Capacity Building Program, provides information on how to partner with young people to discuss redesigning the child welfare service array to meet the needs of youth and young adults currently and formerly in foster care, focusing on...

Let's Talk Social Work Podcast: It's a family affair

Let’s Talk Social Work Podcast examined the U.K. Government’s strategy for children’s social care in England, Stable Homes Built on Love, and kinship care. Andy McClenaghan is joined by kinship carer, Natalie Boyes, Sam Turner, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the charity Kinship, and Dr Paul...

Building Climate Change Into Care Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa

Climate change involves rising global temperatures as a result of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Evidence shows that climate change is influencing weather patterns across the world, including in Eastern and Southern Africa, negatively affecting household...

Boîte à Outils Pour L'évaluation Participative Des Pratique

La nouvelle boîte à outils d'évaluation participative de Family for Every Child place les connaissances et l'expérience des organisations de la société civile (OSC) locales en son centre. Elle offre une alternative aux dynamiques d'évaluation traditionnelles, en s'appuyant sur la force des...

Herramientas Para La Evaluación Participativa De Práctica

El nuevo conjunto de herramientas de evaluación participativa de Family for Every Child pone en el centro el conocimiento y la experiencia de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) locales. Ofrece una alternativa a las dinámicas de evaluación tradicionales, aprovechando la fuerza de las...

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