Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013

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UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Chief of Child Protection in South Sudan. 

Anders Hjern, Jesus Palacios, Bo Vinnerljung - BMJ Paediatrics Open,

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the risk of depression in adulthood in children raised by substitute parents from an early age differ by care arrangements.

Miki Perkins - The Age,

This article from the Age describes the work of the program Raising Expectations, which has supported care leavers in Victoria, Australia who enroll at La Trobe and Federation universities.

LSE Careers Blog,

In this guest post for the London School of Economics Volunteer Centre blog, ReThink Orphanages describes what students and volunteers can do to help end the orphanage industry. 

Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Debra Dunstan, Melissa Kaltner - International Social Work,

This is an exploratory study focused on open adoptions from foster care conducted through the public child protection agency in New South Wales, Australia.

Karin Goodwin - The National,

Who Cares? Scotland and other advocates are calling for standardised guidance to support care leavers, allowing better access to care records, according to this article from the National.

Dolores Subia BigFoot & Beverly Funderburk - Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy,

The chapter describes the rationale, research support, and techniques that support the application of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) to American Indian families.

Allison Cotter, Carisa Wilsie, Elizabeth Brestan-Knight - Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy,

This chapter provides updated information about the use of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) with young children who have experienced maltreatment.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a consultant in Egypt. 

Jennifer Rafeedie, Sharon M. Hudson, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Sheela Rao, Karen Rogers, Suzanne Roberts - Children and Youth Services Review,

Utilizing case examples, this discussion paper examines foster care decisions that disrupt important child-caregiver relationships.