Cambodia

This report, first distributed at the seminar co-hosted by Lumos and USAID on the challenge of institutionalization in Haiti, provides some background information on the effects of institutionalisation as well as the particular situation in Haiti.

Ce dixième rapport de l’ONED au Gouvernement et au Parlement comporte une étude portant sur l’état des lieux, les enjeux et les perspectives des schémas départementaux dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfance et poursuit le travail d’estimation du nombre de mineurs et de jeunes majeurs concernés par une mesure de protection de l’enfance, administrative ou judiciaire, au 31 décembre 2012. 

This Compendium is a compilation of the most encouraging initiatives in the area of prevention of child abandonment and relinquishment that have been implemented and tested in the CEE/CIS region.

In this blog post, Family for Every Child highlights how the earthquake could see a rise in institutional care and calls for anyone supporting the situation in Nepal to prioritise families, not orphanages in relief efforts.

In his blog post, Eric Hartman from Globalsl.org highlights the efforts of actors in Nepal to discourage post-quake volunteering with vulnerable children, and also gives some guidelines for prospective volunteers on how to choose responsibly when it comes to selecting a volunteer placement.

This paper examines the Irish national and international legislation governing asylum systems, provides an overview of the Irish Direct Provision system and suggests a model under which these cases may be analysed across different societal levels.

This information packet provides an overview of deportation of family members in families of mixed immigration status in the United States, as it relates to child welfare.

This document reviews UNICEF’s achievements in ensuring children’s protection in the 6 weeks following the devastating earthquakes in Nepal in 2015.

This information packet from the National Center for Child Welfare Excellence presents demographic data on pregnant youth in foster care and best practice tips for pregnancy prevention among youth in foster care in the US, as well as an overview of a model pregnancy prevention program and a list of additional resources.

This paper, from the Juvenile Law Center in the United States, provides an overview of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 as it relates to promoting well-being and normalcy for youth in foster care.