Children and young people in Out of Home Care placements experience multiple layers of trauma, and their minds and bodies are adept at developing coping skills which enable survival. These adaptive skills often present as problematic or difficult behaviours, and may have a negative impact upon place...

Adoption from foster care is historically rare in Ireland due to the principle ‘protection of children based in marriage’ and the relative lack of the voice of the child in the Irish Constitution. In 2012, however, a Constitutional Referendum on children’s rights led the way for the enactment ...