Living through the Covid pandemic in out-of-home care (foster care and residential care) for children, youth, young adults, and staff members

Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic period in child and youth care services

Projects and original initiatives handle Covid pandemic in children's services

Standards and quality control in the field of out-of-home care

Research on out-of-home care and education of vulnerable and at-risk children and youth

Educational achievements and advancement among children and youth in out-of home placements and in community-based programs

Staff training programs

Training of child and youth care workers

Innovative initiatives/programs in residential-care settings for children and youth at risk

Transition from care to adulthood and independent living

Pedagogical innovations in child and youth care, and community-based programs

New approaches for education and care for children and youth in out-of-home care

Original initiatives and projects – their development and implementation in child and youth care programs

Special populations of children and youth in child and youth care services (for example cultural minority group children, LGBTQ+ children and youth, immigrants, refugees, disabled children and unaccompanied minors).

Children's rights in child and youth care programs and related legislation

Maturation and identity development among children and youth in out-of-home care

Living in a multicultural society

Youth and globalization

Migrant and socially excluded youth

Counselling and treatment in multicultural societies

Stress and trauma

Victims and survivors of family abuse and neglect

Victims and survivors of gender-based violence

Children and youth in war situations

Other