History of child placement

Child placement has a long and sordid history, including such practices as child migration, which finds its origins as early as 1617, when the first English street children were shipped to the America to work in tobacco plantations in Virginia.

In this section we collect articles about the various practices throughout the ages.


Child migration


latest post: Oranges and Sunshine by Kerry
28posts
19comments

Baby brokers


latest post: Adoption law revision draws fire by Kerry
105posts
169comments

Children's homes


latest post: Social workers 'inhumane' to remove orphans by Kerry
68posts
88comments

Closed era of adoption


latest post: Curtain lifts on decades of forced adoptions for unwed mothers in Canada by Kerry
7posts
6comments

Franco-era missing children


latest post: Families fight to find children stolen as infants in Spain by Kerry
7posts
6comments

Lebensborn program


latest post: The chosen ones: The war children born to Nazi fathers in a sinister eugenics scheme speak out by Niels
5posts
17comments

Magdalene Laundries


latest post: The Legacy of Church-run Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland by Kerry
7posts
8comments

Orphan trains


latest post: The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction by Niels
4posts
10comments

If you want to have your posts listed in this section, please tag them with "history of child placement"
7
Average: 7 (2 votes)
Syndicate content