Child Care and Protection Policies

Child care and protection policies regulate the care of children, including the type of support and assistance to be offered, good practice guidelines for the implementation of services, standards for care, and adequate provisions for implementation. They relate to the care a child receives at and away from home.

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Tamarie Willis,

The Adoptions and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997, combined with rising incarceration rates, has increased the risk of parental rights termination for incarcerated parents, often leading to foster care placements for their children. A review of state-level policies found most lacked coordination between the child welfare and criminal legal systems, highlighting the need for cross-system collaboration and inclusion of parents with lived experience in legislative efforts.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to provide information on best practices for providing quality programs and services to young people who are preparing to transition out of the foster care system in the U.S.

Robert Nanima,

This article examines how key concepts and terminologies within and surrounding the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child shape narratives in the African human rights landscape, emphasizing the need to interrogate and deconstruct them through a decolonial lens. Using document analysis, it argues that critically problematising these terms is essential for strengthening the African Children’s Committee’s application of decoloniality and for advancing equity and accountability in child rights implementation.

Falzon, J.,

This study examines how policy developments and the introduction of the Minor Protection (Alternative Care) Act, Chapter 602, have shaped the alternative care system and impacted the welfare and rights of children and families in Malta. It analyzes legislative intent, stakeholder perspectives, and gaps in practice, highlighting challenges and proposing reforms to strengthen the law’s implementation and support ongoing alternative care improvements.

Jasmina Byrne, Gary Risser, Melvin Bretón Guerrero, Christina Colón, Manasi Nanavati, Camila Teixeira, Andaleeb Alam, Alun Rhydderch,

Prospects for Children in 2025: Building Resilient Systems for Children’s Futures is the latest edition of the Global Outlook, a series of reports produced each year by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, which look to the key trends affecting children and young people over the following 12 months and beyond.

Joint document with Individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care,

В Україні вперше особи, які перебували в інституційних установах, а також ті, хто має досвід сімейного догляду, об’єдналися та узгодили спільну позицію щодо реформування системи догляду та підтримки дітей, у тому числі розвитку програм підтримки дітей-сиріт та дітей, позбавлених батьківського піклування.

Joint document with Individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care,

In Ukraine, for the first time, individuals who have experienced institutional care, as well as those who have experience with family-based care, have united and agreed upon a common position regarding the reform of the child care and support system, including the development of programs to support orphaned children and children deprived of parental care.

UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform,

In this webinar, the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of Human Rights by Persons with Albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, shared findings from her recent report on children with albinism and the right to family life. Staff from UNICEF and NGOs in Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda also shared lessons learned.

Changing the Way We Care,

This country care profile provides an overview of key lessons learned in the children’s care reform process in Moldova, including successes, challenges and areas for progress, and gaps in learning and best practice.

UNICEF,

El informe examina tres megatendencias o grandes fenómenos mundiales y a largo plazo que tendrán importantes efectos sobre las vidas de los niños y niñas de aquí a 2050: los cambios demográficos, las crisis climáticas y medioambientales y las tecnologías de vanguardia. Si entendemos estas tendencias y lo que implican para la infancia, comprenderemos mejor los retos y las oportunidades que se nos pueden presentar.