Interest in child maltreatment research has been growing in the last two decades. The main
approach underlying this research has relied upon self and family reports. These methods …

Children in care experience multiple risk factors, particularly in low-income countries such
as Pakistan. The aim was to establish rates of mental health problems and their relationship …

Nurturing, maintaining, and supporting positive identity formation for children and young
people in residential child care are an underresearched area. Reasons for this are varied …

Young people often face many challenges and uncertainties when they leave residential
care. However, limited studies explored their lived experiences of transitioning to post out-of …

Adolescents in residential care tend to be socially devalued and are psychosocially
vulnerable. For that reason, a rights-based approach must be adopted to empower them and …

The literature indicates that youths in residential care have been associated with negative
social images. However, there have been few studies focused on these social images …

This study explores how young people in residential care perceive their rights and the
relationship with their adjustment, through the role of group identification. Data from a non …

Youth in residential care typically struggle to construct a positive sense of self, given their
often highly adverse life experiences. However, the processes that explain youth's self …

Care leaving research has focused on the experiences of young people when they make the
transition from residential care facilities (RCCFs) back into mainstream society. Past …

The difficulties that modern care leavers face on the way to independence are the focus of
many studies. The present research illustrates how time and context-operationalised …