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Protecting Parental Liberty in a Child-Centered Legal System
This paper analyzes the balance between parental autonomy and the state's responsibility in protecting children from parental abuse.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • July 27, 2005

Breakdown Britain
This report examines the nature and extent of social breakdown and poverty in Britain.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Social Justice Policy Group • December 2006

Child Health
This update from the Health Systems Trust presents articles on various topics relating to child welfare in South Africa, including smoking, malnutrition, surgery, HIV, gun violence, child labour, and child abandonment.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Health Systems Trust • May 2000

National Estimates of Missing Children: Selected Trends 1988-1999
This report provides statistical information pertaining to children who are abducted by a family member, who run away from home, or are otherwise classified as lost, injured, or missing.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • December 2004

Once We Knew How to Rescue Poor Kids
This paper focuses on the efforts of US Catholic charities in changing the culture of poor children.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• The Manhattan Institute • Autumn 1998

Understanding Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency: The Research (Part 1)
This document examines existing research on the relationship between child maltreatment, neglect, and juvenile delinquency.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Child Welfare League of America • 2003

Improving Family Foster Care: Findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study
This paper describes findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study, which observed adults who were placed in foster care as children.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Casey Family Programs • March 14, 2005

Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
This 2004 report examines the AIDS epidemic on a global scale.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• UNAIDS • June 2004

Child Abandonment in South African Hospitals
This report describes the problem of child abandonment in South African hospitals and discusses the challenges associated with caring for and coping with abandoned children.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Health Systems Trust • November 09, 2000

The Absence of Father: Effects on Children's Development and Family Functioning
This article aims to examine the long term effect on children due to the father's absence.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• The National Center on Fathers and Families • August 01, 1995

Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
This document presents statistics on the number and characteristics of children who have either run away from their homes or have been thrown out by a caregiver.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• U.S. Department of Justice • October 01, 2002

Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet
This paper looks at the extent of child abuse and neglect in America and addresses several contributing factors, such as domestic violence and alcoholism.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Children's Defense Fund • 2000

Project Early Intervention
This paper summarizes the Project Early Intervention initiative and it's mandate to build stronger communities by offsetting ...
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • October 01, 2000

Abuse of Trust: Children and Youth in the Sex Trade
This article is about the 300,000 children and youth caught in the sex trade industry in North America.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 2000

Youth who “Age Out” of Foster Care: Troubled Lives, Troubling Prospects
This paper discusses the many emotional, behavioural, and developmental problems that are common of foster children, and examines the many problems faced by youth who "age out" of foster care.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Child Trends • December 01, 2002

Canada's Missing Children: 2002 Annual Report
This annual report offers a brief overview of the patterns leading to missing children, including parental abduction, run away cases, and stranger abductions.
• Category: Children > Abandoned Children
• Minister of Public Works and Government Services • 2003

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