Americas

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Instituto Fazendo História, Red Latinoamericana de Egresados de Protección, con DONCEL, Hope and Homes for Children, UNICEF,

Este relatório apresenta os resultados da pesquisa realizada no Brasil pelo Instituto Fazendo História com objetivo construir informações sobre as principais políticas, medidas e ações desenvolvidas no nível regional, visando acompanhar a saída de adolescentes e jovens do sistema de cuidados alternativos e indagar a sua eficácia, efetividade, sustentabilidade e adaptação a uma abordagem de direitos.

TIA Bolivia, Red Latinoamericana de Egresados de Protección, con DONCEL, Hope and Homes for Children y UNICEF,

En este informe se presentan los resultados de la investigación llevada adelante en Bolivia que tuvo por objetivo construir información sobre las principales políticas, medidas y acciones que se desarrollan a nivel regional orientadas a acompañar el egreso de adolescentes y jóvenes del sistema de cuidados alternativos e indagar respecto de su eficacia, efectividad, sostenibilidad y adecuación a un enfoque de derechos.

Red Latinoamericana de Egresados de Protección, con DONCEL, Hope and Homes for Children y UNICEF,

El presente informe reúne los hallazgos principales de una investigación de carácter exploratorio-descriptivo que ha sido desarrollada en seis países de la región (Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, México y Perú). El objetivo fue documentar y analizar las políticas, estrategias y acciones desarrolladas para promover y acompañar la transición de adolescentes desde el sistema de cuidados alternativos hacia la vida autónoma.

Center for the Study of Social Policy,

If the United States adopted a child allowance, says this brief from the Center for the Study of Social Policy, it would ensure that families with children always have a minimum income on which they can rely, whatever the circumstances.

Child Welfare Information Gateway,

This issue brief provides an overview of U.S. national protective factors approaches to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Diálogo Interamericano,

El Diálogo Interamericano y UNICEF han conformado una alianza orientada a fortalecer la construcción y la implementación de políticas integrales de la primera infancia basada en evidencia, en los países de la región. En esa línea, se convocó un Taller regional en Uruguay. Este documento presenta los principales elementos destacados y discutidos en la reunión y los aspectos en los cuales hay un mayor acuerdo entre los expertos participantes del taller.

Urban Institute,

This guide summarizes findings from relevant literature on what helps emerging adults (including youth transitioning from foster care) succeed, describes examples of how US communities are innovating to meet those needs, and shares key takeaways from interviews with emerging adults.

David Brooks - The Atlantic,

In this story for the March 2020 issue of the Atlantic, David Brooks writes about U.S. society's "shift from bigger and interconnected extended families to smaller and detached nuclear families" and the "devastation it has wrought," including how it "ultimately led to a familial system that liberates the rich and ravages the working-class and the poor."

Susan Cohen Esquilin & Denise M. Williams Johnson - Assessing Trauma in Forensic Contexts,

The primary aim of this chapter is to outline the significance of trauma in the lives of parents involved in the child protection system who are sent for forensic psychological evaluations.

Robyn M. Powell, Monika Mitra, Joanne Nicholson, Susan L. Parish - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study describes the community-based needs of parents with psychiatric disabilities who experienced legal challenges to their parenting rights.