Children outside of family-based care, as in the case of those living on the streets or in
residential care, are in vulnerable situations. Because a protracted stay out of family-based …

Caseworkers are trained to write detailed narratives about families in Child-Welfare (CW)
which informs collaborative high-stakes decision-making. Unlike other administrative data …

Decisions of child welfare workers regarding permanency planning, including a reunification
with the birth parents, have a strong impact on the children and the parents. Although a safe …

Background While family reunification following out-of-home placement is a goal of child
protection policy, complex family needs may not be met at the point that child protection …

A proliferation of programs and interventions aim to promote permanency for children and
young people in contact with the child welfare system. Many are manualized and evaluated …

The aim of this article was to identify factors that may influence the presence of parents and
the possibilities of reunification with their foster children. We find that there are 4 main areas …

There is limited evidence on family reintegration for children who have been in residential
care within the African context. The goal of this study is to find out what factors impact …

Despite growing recognition of the links between poverty and child maltreatment, little is
known about the specific practices and strategies utilized to directly respond to families' …

Objective This study examined how custodial grandmothers navigated the process of their
grandchildren being reunified with a biological parent. Background Prior research has …

Involvement of parents in child protection investigations and assessments is important and
associated with the quality of care in the system. However, it seems that not all parents are …