Americas

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CEN,

El objetivo del webinar es valorar la situación actual de la institucionalización de los niños y niñas en Guatemala y llamar a la acción para que nunca más debamos lamentar tragedias similares a la tragedia del fuego den el "Hogar Seguro."

CEN,

The objective of this webinar is to evaluate the current sitution in regards to children's institutionalization in Guatemala and raise a call to action to ensure tragedies like that of the "Hogar Seguro" fire never happen again. 

University of Curaçao Dr. Moises Da Costa Gomez, Universiteit Leiden, UNICEF,

The Frontiers of Children's Rights in the Caribbean Region Spring School is a special edition of the Leiden-based Frontiers of Children's Rights Summer School, organised in close cooperation with the University of Curaçao Dr. Moises Da Costa Gomez.

Berenice Rushovich, Kelly Murphy, Jessica Dym Bartlett - Child Trends,

This blog post from Child Trends presents findings from an evaluation of three models of trauma-informed care in the US child welfare system.

Amanda Holpuch - The Guardian,

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit in US district court against federal immigration agencies that have separated a Congolese woman, given the pseudonym "Ms L" in court documents, and her daughter, according to this article from the Guardian.

Laurel Morales - NPR,

According to this article, and radio segment, from NPR, there are about 1,200 children on the Navajo indigenous reservation in the US who cycle in and out of foster care each year, but only 26 registered foster care homes.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Project Management Consultant in Child Protection. 

Save the Children,

Save the Children is seeking a Senior Director of Child Protection. 

Anthony Faiola - Washington Post,

This article from the Washington Post describes how Venezuela's economic crisis has become so severe that it has left many parents unable to provide care to their children, leading them to relinquish those children to the care of orphanages throughout the country.

Debra Utacia Krol - Vice,

This article from Vice highlights the need for more Native foster carers in the United States and the issues that arise when Native children are placed in the care of non-Native foster parents.