Uganda

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 37.78 million
  • Population under 15 years: 48%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 59 years
  • Human Development Index: 163 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 7.3%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.9 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 29.5%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 40%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2011

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Anne Steenbakkers, Ingunn T. Ellingsen, Steffie van der Steen, Hans Grietens - Journal of Child and Family Studies,

In this study, the researchers asked youth (formerly) in family foster care to indicate their psychosocial needs, and analyzed if youth with a history of sexual abuse have different needs.

National Center for Social Solidarity & UNICEF,

This infographic outlines the key facts and figures of unaccompanied youth in Greece including the number and places of UAC Shelters and Safe Zones, the number of children on the waiting list for UAC shelters, and more.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network,

Foster Parent and National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Member, Diane Lanni, interviews her adult birth daughter about being a child of foster parents.

Brad Forenza, Autumn Bermea, & Briana Rogers - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal,

This formative, exploratory study utilizes focus groups and in-depth interviews to understand foster youth perceptions of healthy and unhealthy dating relationships through a social learning theory lens. 

Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, Lenore M. McWey, Jeffery Waid - Children and Youth Services Review,

With a sample of 246 youth from a non-profit organization's summer camp program, Camp To Belong, this study examined the association between a warm sibling relationship and resilience for youth in foster care. 

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, the University of Melbourne, Griffith University, and Save the Children Australia,

Measuring trends to turn the tide on the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Australia

Shannon Senefeld - Huffington Post,

In this piece for the Huffington Post, Dr. Shannon Senefeld, Senior Vice President for Overseas Operations at Catholic Relief Services, makes a case explaining why donors (particularly those from the U.S.) should not donate their money to orphanages. 

Rebeca Garcia Gil - Maryland Journal of International Law,

This Note focuses on an Advisory Opinion issued by the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) regarding the rights and guarantees of migrant children and their need for international protection.

Susanne Witte, Jörg M. Fegert and Sabine Walper - Child Abuse and Neglect,

This study sought to investigate similarities and differences in maltreatment in siblings and risk factors associated with the maltreatment of more than one child from the same family. 

Ines Zuchowski, Debra Miles, Cindy Woods, Komla Tsey - Research on Social Work Practice,

This systematic literature review examined the application of Continuous Quality Improvement in child protection services.