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A United Nations report calls for an independent inquiry into the abuse of children in state care in New Zealand 1950-1990.
This document includes the general comments adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Article 19 of the Convention: the right to live independently and being included in the community.
There is a growing number of children in kinship care in the United States, with 2.6 million grandparents raising their grandchildren around the country. New pending legislation would support kinship families to adequately care for children within their extended families.
Lesya Belenok describes her role as a social worker with Hope and Homes for Children in Makariv, a district in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.
UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist to develop and support UNICEF programmes around prevention and response to violence against children and social welfare systems strengening, including family support, adoption, alternative care and social protection.
Better Care Network (BCN) is recruiting for a Knowledge and Communications Specialist to manage the day–to-day operation and development of BCN’s information platforms, including its website, newsletter, and social media outlets.
The Tasmanian government has committed to reforming the state's child protection system, including investments in prevention and early intervention services, hiring additional staff and streamlining the reporting process.
World Learning is inviting individuals and organizations to submit proposals to Develop Community-level Case Management Guidance to Support Family Care for Children with Disabilities, for use by those working in child care reform.
Poorly delivered services by the strained U.S. child protection system cause considerable harm to children placed in care. Transforming the child welfare system will require evidenced-based changes in service delivery, including: improved and ongoing training to child welfare workers, enhanced preventive efforts, and the reallocation of resources.
This news report describes how the foreign financing of orphanages in Haiti fuels the growth of a corrupt orphanage industry and enables unregistered institutions in the country to continue operating outside the law.