Refugee Children without Their Parents: Guardianship, Kinship Care and Foster Care
My name is Thomas. I was born in 1987, in Monrovia, Liberia. When I was about six or seven years old, while [...]
Determining Child Abuse & Neglect Across Cultures
This month’s spotlight addresses child abuse and neglect -what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how reporting should occur -and [...]
Foreign-born Children in Foster Care: How to Serve this Special Population?
The number of foreign-born residents in the U.S. has increased nearly threefold since 1970 1. This increased diversity of American society impacts [...]
BRYCS Public Child Welfare Online Assessment Tool: Preliminary Findings
BRYCS conducted an online assessment in the Spring 2003 which was distributed to child welfare administrators in all 50 states. The focus [...]
Local Service Delivery Strategies Report: Portland and Lewiston, Maine (October 10th-12th, 2001)
The BRYCS technical assistance intervention in the cities of Portland and Lewiston, ME, highlighted the continuing need for additional information, collaboration, and [...]
Summary Report: BRYCS Community Conversations Project (Seattle, Omaha, and Baltimore)
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) is a new national program of technical assistance designed to address problems faced by refugee [...]
Suitability Assessment Tips: Safeguarding Refugee Children Who Arrive without Parents
Refugee children without parents are among the most vulnerable populations in need of assistance. Some enter the United States in order to [...]
Child Welfare Standards with Relevance for Practice with Refugees
Refugee families resettled in the United States have many needs, some of which are specific to traumatic experiences with war, flight, displacement [...]