Child Care and Protection System Reforms

Social welfare sector reform is increasingly common, particularly in transitional countries in Central and Eastern Europe.  Increasing attention has been paid to the development of preventive community based child and family welfare programs that would, in coordination with health and education programs and social assistance, provide a range of support for vulnerable families.   

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Changing the Way We Care,

This guidance document is intended to support countries to assess nationalcare systems using the Care System Assessment Framework developed and implemented by Changing the Way We CareSM. This document is part of a toolkit that includes the assessment framework and corresponding training materials. Together, this guidance document, the framework and training resources are intended to support stakeholders to plan and conduct an assessment, use
assessment results to develop a national strategy and, over time, monitor progress in strengthening national care systems.

Changing the Way We Care,

Describes multiple points for verification of results, key considerations for qualitative analysis and considerations to define audiences for using results.

UNICEF ESARO, Changing the Way We Care,

This paper highlights the importance of placing support for children with disabilities and their families at the centre of care reform efforts, and provides examples from across the region of how this can be done.

Changing the Way We Care,

Brief introduction to the assessment framework, guidance document, training modules, background, and method.

Changing the Way We Care,

This toolkit includes guidance for implementing the care system assessment, the assessment framework itself, and corresponding training materials. Together, this guidance document, the framework and training resources are intended to support stakeholders to plan and conduct an assessment, use assessment results to develop a national strategy and, over time, monitor progress in strengthening national care systems.

UNICEF ESARO, Changing the Way We Care,

This short paper examines why children on the move need to be included in care reform in the region, how the care needs of these boys and girls can be met, and what lessons can be learned from the care of children on the move to inform the care of children more broadly.

Better Care Network, International Parent Advocacy Network,

This policy brief summarizes the key findings and recommendations from the International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare in low, middle and high-income countries, and identifies elements of a strategy to strengthen children’s care and protection through parent participation.

UNICEF,

Guided by UNICEF’s Child Protection Strategy (2021 – 2030) which provides the overarching strategic framework for UNICEF’s child protection programming globally, the paper discusses key considerations that have shaped this approach.

Changing the Way We Care,

This is a presentation for a half-day workshop on participation and self-advocacy approaches for working with children with disabilities and their families; includes slides, facilitation notes and a sample list of country-specific disability rights.

Changing the Way We Care,

This guidance specifically refers to mapping of services as the process of locating and sharing information to a wide range of people about available services to support children with disabilities and their families.