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The case studies outlined in this publication draw upon earlier work, which suggested that young people leaving care may broadly fall into one of three groups: those successfully ‘moving on’ from care; those who are ‘survivors’; and those who are ‘strugglers’. These groups are clearly detailed in the text, including the ‘protective’ and ‘risk’ factors associated with each group – or put in terms of relevance to policy and practice, the factors which may promote (‘protective’) or pose barriers (‘risks’) to the resilience of young people from care to adulthood.
The three groups were…
Tens of thousands of children in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and other Asian countries are living as child Buddhist monks. Many are in temples and monasteries far from home and do not see their parents for months, even years. Some are as young as 6 years of age.
The aim of this article is to engage scholars, practitioners, child rights advocates, and others in a conversation around the rights and vulnerabilities of child Buddhist monks and children susceptible to being entrusted to monasteries to live as child monks. This group of children receives relatively little attention in…
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Context: Childhood-onset of depression is often associated with childhood family adversity, parental neglect, and problematic peer relationships. Emotional and behavioral problems and high rates of depression were more common in orphans when compared to nonorphan.
Aim: The aim was to study and compare the depression and behavioral problems among children residing at welfare hostels and orphanages.
Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Three welfare hostels…
This presentation was delivered by Marinus van IJzendoorn at a 18 November 2020 meeting of the Evidence for Impact Working Group, a working group of the recently launched Transforming Children's Care Global Collaborative Platform. The aims of the presentation were to present evidence of the harmful impacts of institutionalization on children, demonstrate some of the benefits of deinstitutionalization for getting children back on track, and raise questions about gap-year volunteers working in orphanages. Click the 'Settings' icon to view this video with French or Spanish subtitles. Access the…
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This knowledge resource discusses and provides examples of practice tools and calming techniques (in English and Hindi) which counsellors and adults can use while working with children who are in institutional care. The paper reviews evidence on the impact of institutionalisation on children as well as evidence-based interventions that can help mitigate this impact. The latter part of the paper presents tools and calming techniques in the form of worksheets and pictorial representations. These tools are developed and compiled by Counsel to Secure Justice (CSJ), Delhi. These…
This research mapping the long term outcomes of institutional care on children in India was undertaken by Make A Difference; a non-profit working with children in need of care and protection (CNCP) across 23 cities in India with the long term aim of driving transformative life outcomes on par with middle class for all children in care.
Approximately 35m children are estimated to fall into the CNCP category, with nearly half a million registered in institutional care and potentially half a million more in institutions that are yet to register as per the 2015 amendment to the Juvenile…
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The present study was descriptive in nature which aimed to study the aggression and internalizing behavioural problems among orphan and non-orphan children of Kashmir. The purposive sampling technique was used to collect the sample of 120 orphan and non-orphan children from three orphanages and three secondary schools from two districts of Kashmir. Two instruments viz: Anxiety, Depression and Stress scale developed by Bhatnagar, Aggression scale developed Bhardwaj scale were used to collect the data. The independent‘t’ test was used to assess the difference between the two groups…
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A large number of children worldwide live in institutions and their number is increasing every day. It is very unfortunate that a large number of children live in institutions while they are supposed to be with their parents and enjoying their love and affection and all other needs for their overall healthy growth and development. A number of factors are responsible for being thrust into institutional care and they include poverty, broken homes and remarriage, irresponsible behaviour of parents, parents’ dependence on substance, lack of support from extended family members during…
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A descriptive study was undertaken to assess self-esteem and its associated factors among adolescents living in orphanage and with parents at home in a selected orphanage and community, West Bengal with the objectives to assess level of self-esteem among adolescents living in orphanage and in home and to find out the associated factors related to self-esteem. Conceptual framework for the study was based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Asemi-structured demographic proforma, Rosenberg self-esteem scale and a semi-structured interview schedule on associated factors of self-esteem was…
The alarming prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) across the globe demands scrutinization of the present mechanisms in place to protect children from abuse. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child acknowledges that the family is the natural environment for the development and well-being of children. However, historically, children throughout South Asia have suffered homelessness, neglect and deprivation due to factors such as broken homes, lack of financial resources, physical and sexual abuse, and the age-old tradition of migrating parents in search of a better life,…