Zimbabwe

This article shares the story of Maya, a woman in Denmark who left an abusive marriage and went to a women's shelter where her children were taken from her care, and her long struggle to get her children back.

This article presents findings of a state-wide trauma informed child-welfare initiative with the goal of improving well-being, permanency and maltreatment outcomes for traumatized children.

The purpose of this consultancy is to make an assessment, as systematic and objective as possible, of the  Korogocho Comprehensive Child Protection and Education Initiative, its design, implementation and results.

Maestral International is seeking a Changing the Way We Care Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Advisor – Short Term Technical Advisory (50% time – may be adjusted depending on work demand). 

Maestral International is seeking a full-time Technical Director for the Changing the Way We Care initiative. 

This descriptive study involved caregivers and their adopted children, under the age of 7 years old, referred by pediatricians to an outpatient clinic, which specializes in early mental health. The prevalence of toxic stress, measured as symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED), was explored using clinical data collected during initial assessment.

Many unaccompanied children and young people arriving in countries seeking asylum lack official documents showing their identity and age. This article provides an overview of age assessment procedures used in industrialized countries.

This study compared the histories, circumstances and pathways of children receiving quasi-compulsory home-based support (under a child protection plan) to those for children ever placed in out of home care.

This article from the Thomson Reuters Foundation tells the story of Amy Andrews and other young people in foster care who have been trafficked, or made vulnerable to trafficking.

The objectives of this Conference are to: