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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Kārlis Lakševics, Artūrs Pokšāns and Kristians Zalāns - Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care,

Using the data from a a nationwide evaluation of accessibility of employment and education in Latvia, the authors of this paper argue that due to the fragmented implementation of deinstitutionalisation (DI) and lack of a child centred approach throughout the education sector, despite educators firmly believing they are acting in the best interests of children, current practices of care contribute to the creation of ‘inclusive exclusion’

MEASURE Evaluation,

The alternative care for children newsletter provides updates following assessment workshops on care reform that were conducted in Armenia, Ghana, Moldova, and Uganda.

Karen Smith Rotabi, Gokul Mandayam, Arlene Manoharan, Archana Mehendale - Journal of Human Rights and Social Work,

In this paper, the urgent need to strengthen the child protection system in India is presented in the context of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and relevant juvenile justice legislation.

Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Patricia Ames, Jeanine Anderson, Amanda Martin, Rosario Rodriguez & Alina Potts - Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care,

This article presents the Peru results as part of the Multi Country Study on the Drivers of Violence Affecting Children.

Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya & Annie J. Keeney - Children and Youth Services Review,

The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the effects of interagency and cross-system collaboration aimed to improve child welfare-involved children and family outcomes related to safety, permanency, and well-being.

Eleanor Bindman, Meri Kulmala, Elena Bogdanova - Governance,

This article explores the issue of the major reform of the child welfare sector that has been carried out in Russia in recent years.

Eleanor Bindman, Meri Kulmala, Elena Bogdanova - Governance,

This article explores the issue of the major reform of the child welfare sector that has been carried out in Russia in recent years.

Eric Lindland, Moira O’Neil, Jenn Nichols - FrameWorks Institute,

This report aims to deepen knowledge about children’s early development among members of the Kenyan public and those who work in the early childhood development (ECD) field.

Karen Broadhurst, Bachar Alrouh, Claire Mason, Harriet Ward, Lisa Holmes, Mary Ryan, Susannah Bowyer,

This report aims to provide the first estimate and profile of newborns in care proceedings in England using national population-level data and provide a critical discussion of the findings for further consideration and development by family justice stakeholders.