Camp reunites siblings separated in foster-care systemRebecca Cook
We were moved to a children's home that could take two sisters, then we were separated in foster care but lived almost next door to each other for a while. My sister was sent back to care when the family she was living with discovered they were expecting a baby of their own. After ...
Literature review on sibling placements in foster care, including factors which predict separation, the legal context supporting sibling placement, and methodological challenges in studying outcomes for children placed with or separated from their siblings. Silverstein, D. N., and S. L. Smith, eds....
Three comparison groups were drawn based on Wave 1 placement status, consisting of foster children partially separated from siblings (n =67, representing a population of 19,077), separated from all siblings (n = 116, representing a population of 32,109) and placed together with all siblings (...
That is what happens in thousands of cases each year inside the child welfare system. Children are surrendered by parents - or taken by the government - and placed in the foster care system, where they are often separated and sent to different foster families, or adopted by different couples...
Michael Phelps told People magazine in 2021 that he especially treasures dinnertime with his family. "As a kid, I always wanted to have dinner as a family but with my parents separated, that didn't happen often," he said. "I love how we have dinner every night together at the same ...
Healthy sibling relationships play a crucial role in supporting the child through the family separation and later reunification. These relationships may be important buffers against poor mental health when children are separated from members of their fam
Jennifer Tveter of Derry, New Hampshire, officially adopted Jonathan, 10, Madeline, 8, and Benjamin, 6.ABCThree newly adopted siblings held a sign that read, "we've waited 4 years, 4 months, and 28 days for today!" Once separated by the foster care system, Jonathan, 10, Madeline, 8,...
who he doesn’t know is actually his twin brother. Hua Wu Que grew up in Yi Hua Palace under the care of Princess Yao Yue. Princess Yao Yue had a one-sided love for his father, Jiang Feng, and wanted to take revenge on him. Thus, she separated the twins at birth and raised them...
Girls separated from all of their siblings were reported to have significantly poorer mental health and socialization than girls residing with at least one sibling. Various hypotheses accounting for this gender-specific finding are proposed, with a view to being tested in the prospective stage of ...