Kenya

This qualitative study explored adolescent girls’ perspectives and programme needs as they transition from two institutions in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Nova Scotia will be the only province that does not allow birth mothers and adult adopted children to obtain information about one another. 

ACPF is holding its Seventh International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC)  under the theme:“Our Hidden Shame: Crimes and Extreme Violence against Children in Africa” on 7-8 November 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the sixteenth session (15 Aug 2016 – 2 Sep 2016) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

New Canadian child welfare law allows children to have a say in their care.

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the sixteenth session (15 Aug 2016 – 2 Sep 2016) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence, comorbidity and socio-demographic correlates of common mental disorders among orphan and vulnerable children (OVCs) in residential care.

Adoptions in Greece have fallen to their lowest in a decade.

Chilean government reports that 865 children have died under the care of the National Service over the past 11 years.

This study captures the lived experiences of twenty-four young Indian girls who have left care in the past four years. It addresses their journey of moving out of care at two levels — their preparation to leave care and their present experience.