Child protection and continuity breaking: challenges and paradoxes for the self-construction in a cross-border context

Applying Universal Principles of ‘Best Interest’: Practice Challenges across Transnational Jurisdictions, Cultural Norms, and Values

“…Boulay et al [ 67 ] found that being placed on a judicial order—as is often required for children deprived of their parents—presents a potential risk factor for children’s development. Removal from parental family care by way of court recommendations may require a total break in the child’s relationship with their family care environment, compounding the negative biological and psychological effects of abuse and neglect, with concomitant detrimental impacts on the process of ‘becoming an adult’.…”

“…Removal from parental family care by way of court recommendations may require a total break in the child’s relationship with their family care environment, compounding the negative biological and psychological effects of abuse and neglect, with concomitant detrimental impacts on the process of ‘becoming an adult’. This may cause life-long psychopathological disorders [ 67 , 68 ], with such vulnerabilities being exacerbated with the child being more intensely involved in the process of rupture [ 69 ]. The effects of disruption and changes for children who are part of legal proceedings and moved to unknown carers are known to make them more prone to problems with health, mental health and well-being, educational attainment, relationships, and potential trauma later in life [ 9 ].…”