Emergency Care Arrangements

Children of Haiti: Milestones and Looking Forward at Six Months
UNICEF | Thursday, July 01, 2010
Report looking at the milestones met and challenges ahead in responding to the needs of children and communities in earthquake affected Haiti. Includes reporting on child protection specific needs and the situation of children without parental care. View document

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
Inter-Agency Standing Committee | 2007 | 831KB
Guidelines for a multi-sectoral response to the most urgent mental health and psychosocial issues in emergency situations. View document

Issue Brief Number Three: Child Care, An Essential Service for Disaster Recovery
Save the Children | 2007 | 151KB
A short paper on the importance of child care provision as a critical service in helping local communities recover post disaster. It gives 4 policy recommendations for protecting and restoring child care infrastructure. View document

Mobility Mapping and Flow Diagrams: Tools for Family Tracing and Social Reintegration Work with Separated Children
Brigette De Lay, IRC | 2003 | 371KB
Detailed guidance on using drawing with children to facilitate documentation and tracing efforts, as well as a tool for reintegrating separated children into families. View document

Working with Separated Children - Field Guide and Training Manual
Save the Children | 1998 | 618KB
Comprehensive guide to programming for separated children. Includes chapters on agency co-ordination, prevention, documentation, tracing, reunification and emergency and interim care placements. View document

Action for the Rights of the Child (ARC): Separated Children
Save the Children Alliance, UNHCR, UNICEF and OHCHR | 1998 | 747KB
A training resource pack on preventing the separation of children from their caregivers, assessing and locating separated children, care arrangements, family tracing and reunification, and monitoring and supporting separated children. View document

The Lost Ones. Emergency Care and Family Tracing for Separated Children from Birth to Five Years
Save the Children Alliance, UNHCR, UNICEF and OHCHR | 2007 | 902KB
Guidance on how to care for the children under five who are separated from their families in emergencies. Includes chapters on tracing, registering, verification, reunification, and the provision of care to meet developmental needs. View document

Terms of Reference for Consultant, Interim and Alternative Care of Separated Children, IRC Haiti
IRC | Tuesday, April 27, 2010
This is a full time consultancy position for three months. The consultant will lead on IRCs care strategy for separated children and will design IRCs strategy for both interim and longer term care arrangements, working closely with case coordinators, case workers, trainers, data entry clerks and the FTR and CYPD Coordinators. View document

FRENCH VERSION: IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
Inter-Agency Standing Committee | Friday, February 19, 2010 | 108KB
Guidelines for a multi-sectoral response to the most urgent mental health and psychosocial issues in emergency situations. View document

Child Protection Rapid Assessment Toolkit: FRENCH VERSION
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French translation of series of tools for rapid assessment of child protection needs in emergencies. View document