This article reviews the literature on the factors associated with mothers who use substances
losing care of their children. A rapid evidence assessment was conducted in accordance …

Existing over many centuries, adoption has been challenged in recent years by evidence
about practices that do not respond to the principles, ethics and laws under which it should …

Abstract Background An estimated 60–70% of Australian children in out of home care have
a parent with a substance use disorder (SUD). The assessment of a parent's history and …

Executive summary In 2014 and early 2015, a community organisation in the Hunter Valley,
Family Inclusion Strategies in the Hunter Inc (FISH), held two landmark research and …

This article provides an outline of the early development of care and protection in Australia
and New Zealand as a backdrop to an overview of child protection systems and policies and …

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 Many women receiving substance use treatment services are mothers. Despite
this, research has not proved whether substance use treatment services are addressing the …

This qualitative case study explores the challenges facing children reunified with their
families from an orphanage in Ghana. Eight children, their biological families, and two social …

This document is a summary review of the literature on contact between children in out-of-
home care (OOHC) and their parents. It aims to assist policy makers in critiquing the …

Background Efforts to place sibling groups together in foster care have long been
considered best practice and are required under federal law. Practice and policy guidance …