Complete Care Perspectives: Global Insights on Child Separation and Its Lasting Impact
Part 2 – Voices of Experience: Learning from Adults Who Were Separated from Parental Care as Children
Adults who were once children separated from parental care have wisdom and perspectives from personal experience that can improve the care we offer for vulnerable children today. Findings from a research study on the life outcomes of over 1,000 adult from 60 nations who were placed in alternative care as children include insights on:
- The relationship between wellbeing outcomes and having a sense of belonging
- The role of attachment in health and life satisfaction
- The relationship between spirituality, resilience and wellbeing
- The role of protective factors and resilience in life satisfaction
- Spirituality as a protective factor
- Recommendations for child welfare from adults with experience in care
