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 …

Foster parents are a critical resource and make a significant difference in the lives of
children. This article examines the quantitative feedback on the Foster Parent Perception …

Background Emerging literature suggests parents were under increased stress as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic; however, fewer studies to date have examined the wellbeing of …

Foster care is the preferred care option in nations such as Australia for children who cannot
safely reside with their parents or within their family or community networks. Concerningly …

Objective Research is required to better understand the experience and effectiveness of
dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP), a promising intervention developed to meet …

Foster parents provide invaluable care for just under half of the almost 400,000 US children
in foster care due to experiences of child maltreatment. Indeed, while many of these children …

This study investigated adoption adjustment and the honeymoon period through the
perspective of adoptive parents. Parents who had adopted a child from a public child welfare …

This study investigated the emotional bonds between caregivers and foster infants, and how
these were meant and enabled in a foster care institution. An exploratory study was …

A large proportion of children in the foster care system experience placement instability,
which works against the three national goals for children in the child welfare system …

Foster parents occupy vital positions within our community. Foster parents assist with the
care of children who cannot reside in their own homes due to being placed in legal custody …