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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Daiji World,

This article from Daiji World shines light on the number of unregistered children's homes in India and the importance of registering these institutions to curb the vulnerability to child trafficking.

Associated Press- U.S. News & World Report,

A foster care group home in Kansas, USA housing 10 teenage girls in care, Carla's Youth Residential Center, has been closed due to suspected physical and sexual abuse and the facility, according to this article from U.S. News & World Report.

National Children's Advocacy Center,

The International Symposium on Child Abuse is a premiere conference that provides expert training and numerous networking opportunities to professionals in the child maltreatment field.

Child Family Community Australia (CFCA),

This webinar from Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) was recorded on 14 March 2018. It explored the implications of recent research on women's and children’s experiences of family violence and inter-parental conflict.

Michael E. Miller and Jon Gerberg - Washington Post,

This article from the Washington Post tells the story of a family, and others like them, who migrated from El Salvador to the United States and were separated upon crossing into the US.

Elizabeth J. Greeno, Lisa Fedina, Bethany R. Lee, Jill Farrell, Deborah Harburger - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma,

This study assesses psychological well-being, risk, and resilience of youth currently in-care and former foster youth and how preparation for independent living affects these factors.

Lizzie Presser - This American Life,

Act 4 of this episode of 'This American Life' describes the way that US immigration policy has separated families by parental deportation, with a particular focus on parents originally from Latin America.

Udayan Care,

The 3rd BICON, organized by Udayan Care with support from Amity University and in partnership with UNICEF, is for everyone involved in the care of OHC children and youth in South Asia. It will bring together national and international experts, individuals and organisations working on child protection and alternative care and civil society representatives from SA countries. 

Agnes Cyril Msoka and Eleanor Holroyd - International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery,

The aim of this study was to explore factors affecting the wellbeing of institutionalized orphaned children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Camilla Lauritzen, Svein A. Vis, Sturla Fossum - Child & Family Social Work,

The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations.