This report, issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, examines the situation and needs of unaccompanied children who emigrate from Central America and Mexico to the United States, and offers recommendations based on those needs. 

Escape the Box is an initiative designed to help raise awareness and try to put a stop to the rapidly growing, money making businesses that many orphanages have become.​

After the cancellation of the 2013 US National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, the Children’s Bureau decided to develop short videos as a means of sharing ideas and issues that could not be presented at the conference. The result is the Virtual Summit Series, a group of 17 videos that combine illustration, animation, motion graphics, and content from national experts.

This review synthesized the literature from 1990 to 2013 regarding the subject of grandparents raising grandchildren, particularly grandchildren with disabilities.

This brief factsheet from the U.S. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the CDC provides an overview of child maltreatment.

This guide serves as a supplement to the United States CDC guide “Essentials for Childhood: Steps to Create Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments.” It provides guidance on creating a context for increasing safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for children and families by promoting positive community norms.

This brief factsheet from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control presents current data on child maltreatment in the United States.

This report from the National Working Group on Foster Care and Education provides statistical and demographic data on the education of children in foster care in the United States and highlights promising programs around the country that promote positive educational outcomes for children in foster care.

This qualitative study explored the experiences of adults who had lived in group home care as adolescents and transitioned back into the community at the end of their treatment.

The KidsCount Data Book for 2014 is produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It is the 25th edition of this data book, which measures state trends and demographics in child wellbeing in the United States.