The child’s right to family life when living in public care: how to facilitate contact that preserves, strengthens, and develops family ties

Tina Gerdts-Andresen, Marie Valen-Sendstad Andersen and Heidi Aarum Hansen

Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 159, issue C

Abstract: This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context. Based on a thematic analysis of 18 interviews, factors that have the potential to contribute to and challenge the strengthening and development of ties are presented. The implications of these factors for practice are discussed in light of the value of family life, the double role of foster parents, and the use of discretion when balancing children’s right to family life and their need for protection.

Keywords: Contact regulation; Care order; Family life; Child welfare; Discretion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107495

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