Disabled children living away from home in foster care and residential settings

Disabled children living away from home in foster care and residential settings.

Risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children Living in Foster Care and Institutionalised Settings

There is a growing body of research on children living in foster care and other institutionalised settings. Impacted by early separation, neglect and abuse, these children often show symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Early institutionalisation is known to alter brain development and disrupt patterns of attachment with subsequent decreases in ego-resilience and an inability to c...

Healthcare for children in foster and residential care.

Living With “Man’s Fate” Away From Home

Edward Nilges is a former software consultant who came from Chicago to Hong Kong in 2005, and has since worked as a teacher. Having been residing in Hong Kong for all these years, Edward fell ill with cancer and its complications. He choose to receive medical treatment in Hong Kong, where both the dominant culture and medical system were foreign to him. Here, he gives an account of his physical...

The Living Situations of Children in Foster Care: Which is Better, Kinship Foster Care or Non-Kinship Foster Care?

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