This study explores Ukrainian responses to internally displaced people during the first and second waves of war-induced displacement and internal migration in Ukraine, which took place after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and after the full-scale invasion of 2022. It also addresses the unique challenges faced by Ukrainian social work professionals in supporting displaced people, service people and their families, disabled veterans, and orphaned children as the war continues and also for resettlement in a post-war context.

This case study documents the complex process undertaken by a donor partner in Ireland* to push for the transition of their partner residential care service provider in Ghana. It follows their journey through the early stages of transition and eventually leads to their decision to divest of their funding and partnership.

This paper explores the involvement of children in discharge of care applications and the tensions children’s guardians and other stakeholders may face when aiming to both uphold children’s rights to participate and their right to protection from harm.

All under-18s have now been removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions and transferred to more child-friendly settings. The change follows suicides of young people while detained and the passage of a new law that bans children being sent to prison.

The aim of this review is to articulate the key mechanisms through which shared decision-making meetings can work to help keep children safely out of care and at home. Data from the literature was supplemented with consultation to ensure relevance to the UK setting.

Historical discrimination, reduced resources, cultural misunderstandings, and legal uncertainties create a challenging environment for migrant families

This article addresses the complex dynamics surrounding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK.

This is the Council of the European Union's Conclusions on the update of the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, as approved by the Council at its 4038th meeting, held on 24 June 2024.

Originally published in 2018 and updated in 2024 defines the EU’s global approach to protecting children affected by wars. These guidelines are intended to serve as a practical tool to direct and assist EU actors throughout the world in their work on children and armed conflict, including other situations of armed violence by state and non-state actors, such as terrorist organisations and organised criminal groups.

One year after the publication of a major report into children’s social care services in Northern Ireland, its author has warned more children will end up in care without action. Professor Ray Jones spent 18 months on the review which involved speaking to children in care, social workers and many more to understand the situation in Northern Ireland. He found that a record high of more than 4,000 children were on waiting lists for social care, with many waiting over a year.