Kinship caregiving—placing a child in a relative's home if the child cannot safely stay in the family home—is becoming more common and is a preferred option for children, says UBC Okanagan Assistant ...

If children can’t be with their parents, shouldn’t they be with their extended family? The question seems too obvious to ask. For all of human history extended families have acted as surrogate parents ...

SAN ANTONIO – For the past two months, Sherri and Eric Thomas have been caring for a family member’s child who was removed from his home. “We got a phone call on a Thursday afternoon. And Thursday ...

The 1997 Bringing Them Home report into the removal of Aboriginal children from their families was a turning point in Australia's history. The inquiry rejected past government policies of assimilation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new resource has opened for caseworkers to help meet the immediate needs of children entering kinship placement or foster care.

June 6, 2008 — A national US survey showed that children who were maltreated by their parents and sent to live with relatives (kinship care) had better 3-year behavioral outcomes than those placed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children play on inflatables during Eagle Butte Days on the Cheyenne River Reservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, in July 2025.

Children removed from their homes after reports of maltreatment have significantly fewer behavior problems three years after placement with relatives than if they are put into foster care, according ...

Title: Keeping them in the family: outcomes for children placed in kinship care through care proceedings Authors: Joan Hunt, Suzette Waterhouse, Eleanor Lutman Institution: Joan Hunt and Eleanor ...

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DENVER — In June Denver Police (DPD) responded to an apartment for a call about a child who was unresponsive. That child 8-year-old Dametrious Wilson died from his injuries, and since his death, 9NEWS ...