The purpose of this systematic review is to compare the associations of kinship care and non-
kinship care with children's mental health and to examine the factors associated with …

Kinship care is a global phenomenon with a long history, which in high-income countries
(HICs) at least, is being increasingly formalized through legislation and policy. There are …

Informal kinship caregivers provide the majority of out of home care to children who can no
longer safely stay with their biological parent. Yet their parenting challenges are …

Addressing the tremendous burden of early-life adversity requires constructive dialogues
between scientists and policy makers to improve population health. Whereas dialogues …

Informal kinship care is the most common form of care of related children and it occurs
without the oversight or assistance of the child welfare system. This study examined whether …

Running away from foster care is fairly common but there is no body of research that
explores explicitly the question of whether Black and Hispanic youth run away from foster …

The study explored parenting experiences of informal kinship caregivers who were not
currently involved with the public child welfare system. Forty-one informal kinship caregivers …

In recent years, kinship care has become a major contributor to the delivery of out-of-home
care services in most Western jurisdictions. Over time, statutory kinship care has been …

Financial hardship is one of the most challenging issues faced by kinship foster care
families. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits and foster care …

Trauma-informed care is a growing practice approach in child and family social work.
Current policy directions in out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria, Australia show an interest …