Child Abuse

From Faith to Action: Strengthening Family and Community Care Options for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kerry Olson, Zanele Sibanda Knight, and Geoff Foster | 2006 | 4.6 MB
A tool to encourage donors to fund community programs that keep children in family care, rather than simply funding orphanages. Describes the many strategies being used to invest in community-based care, and contains specific program examples. View document

Executive Summary of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Report, Ireland
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse | Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 42kb
Keys findings from the full investigation into state-run children's institutions in Ireland from the 1930s - 1990s View document

Strengthening Families and Communities: 2009 Resource Guide
Child Welfare Information Gateway | 2009
Resource guide developed to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and children to prevent child abuse and neglect View document

Keeping the Children Safe: Training for Child Protection
Keeping the Children Safe Coalition | 2008 | 4 MB
The third tool in the Keeping the Children Safe Toolkit builds upon the development and implementation of standards portions to address training staff on protocol View document

Keeping Children Safe: How to Implement the Standards
Keeping Children Safe Coalition | 2008 | 3.35MB
The second tool in the Keeping Children Safe Toolkit which is a resource pack that provides guidance and activities to organisations ing meeting established standards View document

Keeping Children Safe: Standards for Child Protection
Keeping Children Safe Coalition | 2008 | 1.45 MB
The first tool in the Keeping Children Safe Toolkit which explains what the basic standards should be for all organisations across the world working with and for children directly and indirectly View document

Progress for Children: A World Fit for Children Statistical Review
UNICEF | 2007 | 3.6 MB
UNICEF's global statistical report on progress against MDGs and other key child-focused indicators. View document

The Cycles of Violence: The Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and the Risk of Later Becoming a Victim or Perpetrator of Violence: Key Facts
Kevin Browne, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, and Shannon Vettor | 2007 | 198 KB
Explains the central role of child abuse and neglect in cycles of violence. Highlights interventions critical to preventing cycles of violence. View document

Preventing Child Maltreatment in Europe: A Public Health Approach: Policy Briefing
Kevin Browne, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, and Shannon Vector | 2007 | 317 KB
Addresses prevention of child maltreatment in the family through a public health approach. Identifies primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies and sets proirities for action. View document

Study on Child Abuse: India
Dr. Loveleen Kacker, Srinivas Varadan, Pravesh Kumar | 2007 | 4.75 MB
Presents the findings of a nationwide study into the extent and characteristics of child abuse and girl neglect in India. Includes: children in a family environment but not attending school; children in schools; children in institutional care; working children; and street children. View document