Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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Nathanael J Okpych, Huiling Feng, Keunhye Park, Adrianna Torres-García, Mark Courtney - Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: International Journal,

This paper examines how types and sources of social support vary by youths’ foster care placement and foster care status at age 19.

Virginia Strand and Ginny Sprang,

This comprehensive reference offers a robust framework for introducing and sustaining trauma-responsive services and culture in child welfare systems. 

Adam McCormick - Journal of Family Strengths,

This policy essay from the Journal of Family Strengths explores the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth in the US child welfare system and how to foster greater acceptance, inclusion, and trauma-informed care for these children. 

UBS Optimus Foundation,

UBS Optimus Foundation is seeking a Program Director to work toward improving children's health globally.

Plan International USA,

The CBCP in Emergencies Project Manager will sit within the Resilience Practice Area at Plan International USA. 

CRS 4Children,

Catholic Relief Services is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Development & Award Management Officer to support the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of country buy-ins and global program implementation, including both programmatic and financial aspects.

Kate Morrissey - San Diego Union-Tribune,

Immigrant rights advocacy groups and non-profits in the US came together to file a complaint in December 2017 with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in response to the increase in parents separated from their children upon entry into the US along the southwest border. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer for Santiago, Chile. 

Jacqueline Charles - Miami Herald,

This article from the Miami Herald describes the vulnerability of children in Haiti, particularly along the Haitian-Dominican border, to trafficking, abandonment, and family separation and efforts made to combat child trafficking in the country.

Jorge Barrera - CBC News,

This article from CBC News tells the story of Robert Kalkman, a victim of Canada's "Sixties Scoop" who was taken away from his Indigenous mother as a baby by child welfare services and adopted by a non-native family.