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Rachel WhettenMore than the loss of a parent: Potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children†
This study examines rates of potentially traumatic events and associated anxiety and emotional/behavioral difficulties among 1,258 orphaned and abandoned children…
Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries
Background: The care and protection of the estimated 143,000,000 orphaned and abandoned children (OAC) worldwide is of great importance to global policy makers…
Exploring Factors Associated with Educational Outcomes for Orphan and Abandoned Children in India
India has more than 25 million orphan and abandoned children (OAC) (United Nations Children’s Fund, 2012). The burden of care for these OAC is on caregivers that…
Correlates of Poor Health among Orphans and Abandoned Children in Less Wealthy Countries: The Importance of Caregiver Health
Background: More than 153 million children worldwide have been orphaned by the loss of one or both parents, and millions more have been abandoned. We investigated…
Child and caregiver concordance of potentially traumatic events experienced by orphaned and abandoned children
Exposure to trauma is associated with significant emotional and behavioral difficulties among children. Overall, reports of trauma and violence experienced by children…