Americas

This page contains documents and other resources related to children's care in the Americas. Browse resources by region, country, or category.

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List of Organisations

Terre des Hommes ,

Des milliers d’enfants vivent dans des centres résidentiels (orphelinats et crèches) en Haïti. a plupart d’entre eux ne sont pas orphelins mais ont été placés dans ces centres car leurs familles vivent en grandes difficultés matérielles, sociales ou économiques ou sont installées dans des localités où le manque d’accès aux services de base (santé et éducation) est un vrai défi. Leur protection est un réel enjeu pour les organismes de protection de l’enfance. 

International Social Service,

Using a range of intergovernmental, governmental, nongovernmental and media sources, this report compiled by International Social Service constitutes an unprecedented effort to document, and draw preliminary conclusions from, the course of events related to intercountry adoptions from Haiti in the first half of 2010

Relaf,

This paper aims to show different organisations, institutions, governments and civil society the reality facing thousands of children in Latin America. This information can be used as a tool for debating and prioritising the issue as well as promoting constructing good practices and public policies that will improve the wellbeing and chances to develop of children without parental care and/or who are at risk of losing

Annie E. Casey Foundation ,

Practical information for agencies and advocates working with this Haitian children and families following the January 2010 earthquake, with special guidance on filing federal Temporary Protective Status applications.

UNICEF ,

Report looking at the milestones met and challenges ahead in responding to the needs of children and communities in earthquake affected Haiti. Includes reporting on child protection specific needs and the situation of children without parental care.

Terre des Hommes,

La loi doit empêcher les trafics d’enfants sous couvert d’adoption en Haïti, et les organismes de protection de l’enfance devront prendre part à la surveillance du bureau national des adoptions à créer. L’experte de Terre des hommes (Tdh) rentre d’une mission qui lui a permis de rencontrer des acteurs-clés, avant l’examen par le Sénat haïtien de la loi sur les adoptions. 

RELAF and SOS Children’s Villages International,

This paper is based on The Latin American Report: The situation of children in Latin America without parental care or at risk of losing it. Contexts, causes and responses, which was prepared using reports from 13 countries in the region. The paper gives an overview of the state of one of the most fundamental rights - the right to parental care, a keystone for the right to live in a family and a community.

Child Welfare Information Gateway,

Family engagement is the foundation of good casework practice that promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families in the US child welfare system. This brief offers information to help State child welfare managers improve family engagement across program areas.

Save the Children ,

A leaflet for parents on how to help your child cope during an evacuation or relocation in an emergency.

Human Rights Watch,

This 70-page report documents the struggles of foster care youth who become homeless after turning 18, or "aging out" of the state's care, without sufficient preparation or support for adulthood