The relationships between child well-being, caregiving stress, and social engagement among informal and formal kinship care families
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.07.016
Abstract: Children in kinship care families are increasing in number. These children can be vulnerable due to adverse experiences before the placement and exposure to risk factors associated with social isolation in kinship care families. However,… read more here.
Keywords: engagement; kinship care; caregiving stress; care families ... See more keywords
The association between mother's socioeconomic status and non-orphan kinship care arrangements in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.015
Abstract: Abstract Non-orphan kinship care is where children are placed in the primary care of extended relatives, even though one or both parents are still alive. This practice is fairly common across sub- Saharan Africa. However,… read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic status; care; kinship care; orphan kinship ... See more keywords
The Changing Face of Out-of-home Care in Australia – Developing Policy and Practice for the 21st Century
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DOI: 10.1017/cha.2017.38
Abstract: This Opinion Piece traces the rise of statutory kinship care in Australia from the progressive reduction of residential care and the struggle to recruit sufficient foster carers to meet demand for protective care. It outlines… read more here.
Keywords: policy; care australia; kinship care; face home ... See more keywords
Regulating the traditional kinship care practice in Ghana: Reflections from young people with kinship care experience.
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DOI: 10.1111/cch.12845
Abstract: BACKGROUND Kinship care has become a favourable alternative care option for orphans and vulnerable children without adequate parental care in Ghana. However, kinship care practices in Ghana are considered informal cultural practices without formal regulations.… read more here.
Keywords: care; kinship care; young people; care experience ... See more keywords
The Negative Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Behavioral Problems of Children in Kinship Care: The Protective Role of Kinship Caregivers’ Mental Health
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DOI: 10.1177/10634266221076475
Abstract: This study aims to examine the (a) prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among children in kinship care; (b) relationships between the number and type of ACEs and children’s internalizing and externalizing problems; and (c)… read more here.
Keywords: health; kinship care; abuse; mental health ... See more keywords
Children’s relationships with birth parents in childhood and adulthood: A qualitative longitudinal study of kinship care
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DOI: 10.1177/1473325018784646
Abstract: The topic of interest in this paper is the relationship between children who live in kinship care and their birth parents – through childhood and adulthood. The focus is on what meaning and content children… read more here.
Keywords: care; birth parents; kinship care; parents childhood ... See more keywords
The subjective well‐being of children in kinship care
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DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2018.302
Abstract: Background: Studying the subjective well‐being (SWB) of children in out‐of‐home care is becoming important. However, there is a lack of results on the subjective well‐being of children in kinship care. The aim of this study… read more here.
Keywords: subjective well; well children; children kinship; los ... See more keywords