The aim of this study was to investigate legal protections for sexual and gender minority
(SGM) youth population who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex …

There is a lack of research on the motivations of fosterers in countries that have traditionally
used residential childcare institutions and are now shifting their policies towards family …

This study examined the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale to assess
motivations for fostering. A total of 447 Portuguese adults completed online the MIAF …

Аннотация Представлены результаты исследования мотивации приема детей,
оставшихся без попечения родителей, трудноустраиваемой категории (сиблинги …

Background: The professionalisation of foster care is argued to have shifted the provision
away from assuming a parental identity and increase a sense of role ambiguity for those …

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe foster parents' experiences
with high schools in the Spartanburg, South Carolina area. The study utilized …

There are over half a million children and adolescents living in foster care in the United
States, and many of them endure frequent disruptions to their placements. Disruptions are …

The number of children coming to the foster care system is increasing while the individuals
willing to be foster parents and take these children in their care is rapidly decreasing. There …

This study examines resource parents' perceptions and experiences in collaborating with
the biological parents of the children in their care. As the caregivers for the biological …

Professionals of the child welfare system in Kentucky have continuously worked to retain
and recruit new foster parents for the foster care system. Foster parents are uniquely placed …