Juveniles in residential care systems have high rates of suicidal ideation (SI). This study aims to expand knowledge of the prevalence and stability of SI, as well its associated factors among young adult care leavers in Switzerland.

This study examines how child protection workers in Estonia interpret and implement children’s participation rights in foster care placement decisions, revealing tensions between rights-based ideals and legal, professional, relational, and institutional constraints. While workers generally supported hearing children’s views, participation often remained procedural and conditional, highlighting the need to address structural and practice-based barriers to ensure meaningful participation in child welfare systems.

This article highlights the launch of a children’s book, Kannella, designed to support children in alternative care by helping them understand and process experiences of trauma, loss, and change.

This article reports on a proposed government scheme in Kosovo to provide monthly financial support for children without parental care who are placed in alternative family-based care, as well as for the families who care for them.

This policy brief demonstrates how UNICEF's Better Start and Better Care frameworks complement one another to strengthen child wellbeing through integrated early childhood development and child protection systems in Ukraine. It explains that Better Start focuses on universal and targeted services for children from pregnancy to age six, while Better Care provides progressive support for children at risk of family separation or living in alternative care.

This brief presents the findings of a review of state and regional training programmes for social sector professionals in Ukraine.

This brief presents findings from a workforce capacity study involving an online survey of 2,448 social sector professionals and focus group discussions conducted across Dnipro, Kharkiv, Lviv, and Volyn oblasts in Ukraine.

This research report reviews international approaches to competency frameworks and in-service training for the social service workforce, drawing on experiences from the United Kingdom, Romania, Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, and other countries.

This analytical report presents a comprehensive review of national and regional training programmes for Ukraine's social sector workforce to assess their relevance, quality, and alignment with current legislation, international standards, and workforce development needs.

This brief presents the rationale, service model, and estimated costs for scaling up Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services in Ukraine under the National Strategy to Ensure Every Child's Right to Grow Up in a Family Environment. It explains how multidisciplinary, family-centred services support children under four years of age with developmental delays, disabilities, or risks of developmental impairment by strengthening parental capacity and promoting children's inclusion in family and community life.