Background: Compared to residential care, family foster care is the preferable type of
alternative care for neglected or abused children as it provides a familiar context that …

For decades, social scientists have assumed that “fictive kinship” is a phenomenon
associated only with marginal peoples and people of color in the United States. In this …

Multiple sociological studies have demonstrated how talk of 'good'motives enables people to
maintain the presentation of a moral self in the context of stigmatised behaviours. Far fewer …

There is a lack of research on the motivations of fosterers in countries that have traditionally
used residential childcare institutions and are now shifting their policies towards family …

Foster care is an almost absent component in the child care system and scientific research
conducted in Portugal foster comprises 3.2% of out-of-home care in Portugal. This research …

Although foster care represents an essential practice for helping children and families in
difficult situations, nowadays, in Italy, the number of people open to engaging in this kind of …

Research into the reasons that could lead community samples to become foster families is
sparse, as most studies focus on the reasons identified by licensed or prospective foster …

According to government data, there is a slow decline in foster care in Italy, especially for
teenagers, caused by an insufficient number of available foster families. The need to provide …

O acolhimento familiar (AF) de crianças está fracamente representado no sistema de
proteção português. Não obstante ser considerada a resposta preferencial para a …

In Italy, the number of available foster carers is inadequate when compared to the need of
the alternative care for the children. This study focuses on the action put into practice by ten …