This report from UNICEF and World Vision International documents country level approaches that respond to HIV and child protection challenges facing children and adolescents by linking both those responses.

The Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Health and Human Services in the USA conducted a study, focused on four states in the US, to determine whether children in foster care received initial and periodic health screenings as established in each State’s plan.

This downloadable children’s book, accompanied by a caregiver guide, is written for the children affected by the Ebola crisis, their caregivers and communities.

This caregiver guide, which accompanies an illustrated children’s book, is written for the caregivers of children affected by the Ebola crisis.

On 10 September 2014, UNICEF and the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria co-hosted a high level Lunchtime Discussion on The right of children below three years to live in a caring and supportive family environment: examples from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In its presentation at the discussion, Kazakhstan demonstrated how the integration of social workers and outreach services in the health sector is reducing baby abandonment in pilot areas of the country. 

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the “Parents Make a Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee and research partners at Duke University. The Parents Make a Difference program is an intervention that serves families in post-conflict, Lofa County, Liberia.

This research brief provides an overview of an impact evaluation of the “Parents Make the Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and research partners at Duke University. The “Parents Make the Difference” program is a parenting intervention aimed at promoting the well-being of children in post-conflict Liberia.

This article assesses the evidence-based programs that are most likely to improve key health and well-being outcomes for teenage mothers in the United States and yields a list that reflects the best evidence for efficacy and effectiveness.

In this TED talk, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how childhood trauma--such as abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse--has real, tangible effects on the development of the child's brain. Children who have experienced high levels of trauma and adverse childhood experiences are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. This is because of the body's stress response system, which is activated repeatedly during childhood by the adversity. 

The second annual edition of the World Family Map investigates how family characteristics affect children’s healthy development around the globe and includes a new essay focusing on union stability and early childhood health in developing countries.