Adoption & Fostering

Approval follows would-be parents David and Cici through a series of forays into the past as they go through the motions of applying to adopt a chi...

In her new book, Cathy Glass, the no.1 bestselling author of Damaged, tells the story of the Alice, a young and vulnerable girl who is desperate to...

In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Za...

An exploration of how ordinary U.S. Christians create global connections through the multibillion-dollar child sponsorship industryChild sponsorshi...

Octavia is adopted, but has material advantages. However, her childhood innocence is short-lived when she discovers the truth about her family from...

Barby Keel is used to all manner of creatures arriving at the door of the Barby Keel Animal Sanctuary where she lives and works, deep within the Su...

From 1870 until after World War I, reformers led an effort to place children from orphanages, asylums, and children's homes with farming families. ...

The phenomenon of transnational adoption is changing in the age of globalization and biotechnology. In Legitimating Life, Sonja van Wichelen boldly...

Despite a proliferation of legislative action in response to differential outcomes, the relative educational, employment and lifecourse disadvantag...

This book presents an innovative relational and community based therapeutic model to ensure children's essential attachment needs are catered for i...

'Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a girl.'In her brand-new series 'Thrown Away Childr...

Children who are cared for in an out of home placement are in need of support and stability. This classic text offers information and advice for pr...

Adopted children who have experienced loss, abuse or neglect need additional support for their emotional development, and are more likely to have s...

Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence...

At eleven o' clock one night in 1997, four hungry, damaged young children arrive on foster carers Trisha and Mike Merry's doorstep. Two social work...

Nurturing Attachments Training Resource is a complete group-work programme containing everything you need to run training and support sessions for ...

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it diffic...

· What is trauma?· How does it affect children?· How can adults help?Providing straightforward answers to these complex que...

From 1870 until after World War I, reformers led an effort to place children from orphanages, asylums, and children's homes with farming families. ...

Growing up in care is not just a part of childhood, but can have ongoing impacts across a persons life. Various inquiries have revealed accounts of...

A child's capacity to cope with adversity and 'stand on their own two feet' is seen as critical to their development, well-being, and future indepe...

Caleb invites you on a journey to learn about attachment and trauma in this interactive story and workbook intended for children and the adults who...

When you decide to foster, you are faced with many difficult decisions, dilemmas and questions: How do you navigate the daily struggles of foster p...

How can professionals work together with foster carers to create stable and therapeutic foster placements? Team Parenting for Children in Foster Ca...

Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides federal support for foster care and adoption assistance programs. Since 2008, 5 tribes have been app...