When risky child and family circumstances cannot be resolved at home,(temporary) 24-h out-
of-home placement of the child may be an alternative strategy. To identify specific placement …

Large numbers of children over the world experience foster care each year. How best to
satisfy their developmental needs and how to avoid placement breakdowns and negative …

While ineffective discipline can be attributed to authoritarian and permissive parenting
styles, little research has examined the role of gender in the association between parenting …

Background The need to improve the quality of foster care training has been highlighted and
evidenced-based programs that aim to support foster carers in the care of children who have …

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 …

The current systematic review aimed to evaluate the variables influencing foster parents'
parenting stress, distress and parenting style, thereby supporting their adjustment and well …

Every year, a significant number of children are placed in family foster care. Although foster
children are at risk of behavioral problems, it is not yet clear which factors contribute to this …

Background Children in foster care tend to exhibit adverse psychosocial functioning, and
foster parents tend to experience high levels of stress related to their role as carers. Methods …

Youth in foster care (FC) are at increased risk of poor psychosocial outcomes. The aim of
this study was to assess psychopathology and mental health service use among youth living …

This project describes application of an evidenced-based, trauma-informed treatment
framework, Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC), with adopted children impacted …