Better Care Network
In this edition we bring you two new publications addressing the use of institutional care for children:
- Moldova: EveryChild has published a Program Review of the work it has done since 1994 toward deinstitutionalization, including important lessons and achievements.
- Malawi: A study of the situation of children in institutional care by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Community Development, supported by UNICEF and the Better Care Network.
- We also take a closer look at Child Maltreatment, and in particular Child Neglect. Understanding better child neglect is critical to strengthening appropriate family care and preventing unnecessary separation. Neglect has been found to be the most prevalent forms of child maltreatment and yet has received remarkably little attention from researchers, policy makers or practitioners. We highlight a number of recent research studies, policy and practice resources with findings on the nature and prevalence of child neglect, the long-term health impacts of child maltreatment, and a ground-breaking study on the economic burden of child maltreatment in the United States.
- Our Country Care Reviews continue with highlights on the Committee on the Rights of the Child's care related recommendations to Slovakia and Burkina Faso under the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the Sale of Children.
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