Democratic Republic of the Congo

Demographic Data:

  • Total Population: 74.88 million
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 58.7 years
  • Human Development Index: 176 out of 188 
  • World Bank Status: Low Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 1.0%
  • Mean Household Composition: 5.3 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 25%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2013/2014

 

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Nicola Atwool - Child & Family Social Work,

For this article, a review of what is currently known about intensive intervention with families where there is risk of a child removal was undertaken to explore the challenges that might arise in New Zealand's bi‐ and multi‐cultural environment.

Tom Spiggle - Forbes,

According to this article from Forbes, two U.S. senators have reintroduced a family leave law called the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).

Reuters,

"New Zealand’s Catholic Church formally apologised on Friday to the survivors of abuse within the church and said its systems and culture must change," says this article from Reuters.

Family Care First,

អង្គការ Save the Children រួមជាមួយអង្គការដៃគូចំនួន៧ កំពុងជួយលើកកម្ពស់សមត្ថភាពរបស់គ្រួសារទទួលផលក្នុងការថែទាំកូនៗរបស់ពួកគេ ដើម្បីសម្រេចឱ្យបាននូវសមទ្ធិផលនៃកិច្ចការពារកុមារប្រកបដោយភាពវិជ្ជមាន។ ដោយមានការគាំទ្រពីទីភ្នាក់ងារជំនួយសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឃអន្តរជាតិ (USAID) និងសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប គម្រោង FCF|REACT កំពុងផ្តល់នូវការឧបត្ថម្ភសាច់ប្រាក់ប្រចាំខែ និងផ្តល់ការគាំទ្រដល់អ្នកផ្តល់ការថែទាំក្នុងការចាត់អាទិភាពនូវការចំណាយរបស់ពួកគេដើម្បីឧត្តមប្រយោជន៍របស់កូនៗ។ មាននៅលើ  

Udayan Care in collaboration with SAGE Publications,

This Webinar aims to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on children, youth, and their caregivers in alternative care.

The Prevention Collective,

In this webinar, UNICEF’s Lauren Rumble and Alessandra Guedes describe how violence in childhood is gendered, introduce the links between violence against women and children, and share effective gender-transformative strategies.

Family Care First,

ស្របពេល​ដែលកើតមានឡើងនូវការរីករាលដាលនៃជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ក្នុងសហគមន៍នៅទូទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា យើងសូមចែករំលែកនូវវីដេអូមួយ ស្តីពីការគាំទ្រដល់បុគ្គលិកកាន់ករណី ក្នុងការធានាថា កុមារ និងគ្រួសារពួកគេ ដែលកំពុងទទួលការគាំទ្រពីយើង រួមទាំងខ្លួនបុគ្គលិកផ្ទាល់មានសុវត្ថិភាព។ យើងសង្ឃឹមថាវីដេអូខ្លីនេះ នឹងផ្តល់ជាសារប្រយោជន៍ដល់អ្នក និងក្រុមការងារ។ សូមថ្លែងអំណរគុណដល់ក្រសួងសង្គមកិច្ច អតីតយុទ្ធជន និងយុវនីតិសម្បទា សម្រាប់ការដឹកនាំការផលិត ដើម្បីឱ្យវីដេអូនេះសមស្របជាមួយគោលការណ៍ណែនាំ ស្តីពីការគ្រប់គ្រងករណីក្នុងអំឡុងពេលជំងឺកូវីដ១៩។ សូមរក្សាសុវត្ថិភាពរបស់ខ្លួនឱ្យបានខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួនគ្រប់ពេលវេលា។

European Commission,

This strategy’s overarching ambition is to build the best possible life for children in the European Union and across the globe.

S. L. Parry, T. Williams & C. Burbidge - Child & Youth Care Forum,

Using a novel multisystemic trauma-informed model of care with an embedded developmental monitoring index, the Restorative Parenting Recovery Programme, pilot data was collected from young people and care staff from four residential homes over a two-year period.

Sarah Font, Lawrence M. Berger, Jessie Slepicka, Maria Cancan - Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency,

The purpose of this study was to examine associations of foster care exit type (e.g., reunification with birth family, adoption, guardianship/permanent relative placement, or emancipation from care) with risk of entry into state prison in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and to examine racial disparities in those associations.