Displaying 13751 - 13760 of 14347
This report provides baseline information on conditions in orphanages in the Russian Federation. This information addresses three major limitations in the literature on the development of children residing in substandard orphanages and those adopted from such environments.
Since 1986, American parents have adopted over 17,300 children from Guatemala. This study assessed the health, growth, and developmental status of 103 Guatemalan adopted children (48 girls; 55 boys) after arrival in the United States. Physical evidence suggestive of prenatal alcohol exposure and adequacy of vaccinations administered were also reviewed.
Russia is home to one of the fastest-growing AIDS epidemics in the world, but the government has done little to address the problem.
La Recommandation Rec(2005)5 du Conseil de l'Europe relative aux droits des enfants vivant en institution énonce les principes directeurs généraux qui s’appliquent quand un enfant est placé hors de sa famille, notamment dans une institution, et souligne que tout placement doit garantir le plein respect des droits humains de l’enfant.
This module is designed to increase field staff awareness, knowledge, and understanding on gender-based violence (GBV) and aims ultimately to contribute to the effective protection of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
This paper is a national snapshot of Australian statutory child protection services.
This report reviews the faltering progress made in childcare reform across Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union over the 15 years since the ‘orphanages’ of Romania were revealed to the world.
This report presents an overview of the Millennium Development Goals and ‘A World Fit for Children’ commitments, the situation of children in the Islamic world, and the constraints and challenges facing children in the region in regards to health, education, poverty, child protection, and HIV/AIDS. The report asks “are we fulfilling our commitment to children?”
This report presents the survey Kevin Browne and colleagues conducted in 33 European countries to identify the number and characteristics of children less than three placed in residential care without their parents for more than three months during the year ending December 31, 2003. The purpose was to assess the rate and cost of residential care as a response to children in adversity.
Examines the use of cash and vouchers to provide people with assistance in emergency situations
