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Children with disabilities are at least three times more likely to be abused or neglected than their peers without disabilities, and they are more likely to be seriously injured or harmed by maltreatment. This bulletin describes the scope of the problem, risk factors, and strategies for prevention.
The federal Government of Canada has reached a settlement with the First Nations victims of the so-called “Sixties Scoop,” according to this article from Indian Country Today.
This implementation guide lays out what New York City child welfare agencies and Rise together found effective in strengthening parent-child visiting by training frontline staff and providing more information to parents. The guide includes planning, training and evaluation resources so that other agencies can bring the TIPS approach into frontline practice.
This Churchill Fellowship has explored family inclusion initiatives in the USA, Canada, Norway and the UK and has found that family inclusion is a pathway to better outcomes for children and young people including restoration and permanency.
El Modelo de cuidados alternativos contenido en este documento se presenta en una coyuntura social en la que el Estado y la sociedad civil de Guatemala enfrentan el desafío de un cambio necesario.
The Nourished and Thriving Children toolkit was designed by SPOON to build capacity among the foster care community in feeding and nutrition topics so that they are equipped to address challenges commonly experienced by foster children.
Se ha desarrollado la presente herramienta de indicadores a fines de poder contar con un instrumento de medición y evaluación del nivel de progreso alcanzado en cada país respecto de los sistemas nacionales de protección de la niñez.
In this brief, John H. Laub and Ron Haskins suggest a number of policies that could help children with incarcerated parents and children in foster care.
This video from Rise Magazine features tips from parents who have had their children placed in foster care in the U.S. to other parents in the same situation on how to handle visits with their children in the care system.
This video from Rise Magazine is designed to include in training for caseworkers, visit coaches, parent advocates and other frontline staff who will supervise or support parents during visits with children in foster care.