La commission des lois du Sénat francais a examiné les crédits du programme « protection judiciaire de la jeunesse » du projet de loi de finances pour 2015. La rapporteure s’est penchée sur deux sujets liés à la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse qui ont connu récemment des développements importants : d’une part, la question difficile de la prise en charge des mineurs isolés étrangers, d’autre part celle des placements en famille d’accueil.

In this video from the BBC, Clive Myrie reports from Ethiopia, the first stop for many Eritrean migrants en route to Europe. The video features a few of these child migrants who are waiting in Ethiopia to make their way to Europe in hopes of a better life.

In this study 59 children between 10 and 18 years placed in long term foster care in the Netherlands completed standardized questionnaires on the relationship with their parents respectively foster parents and their wellbeing.

The 7th Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Meeting - hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) at its Executive Boardroom in Geneva, Switzerland - will focus on child maltreatment and youth violence, among other topics. 

This article describes the current strategies of the  “Building a Europe for and with Children” programme, a programme of the Council of Europe. The strategy focuses on four areas of action: promoting child-friendly services and systems; eliminating all forms of violence against children; guaranteeing the rights of children in vulnerable situations, and promoting child participation. A further standard is available on children’s rights and social services friendly to children and families for ensuring that children lacking or placed outside parental care are given adequate treatment.

This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

This article explores the use of baby boxes in Germany and the Netherlands.

In this speech delivered at the 9th European Forum on the Rights of the Child in Brussels, Věra Jourová, EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality highlights the current dangers faced by many of Europe’s children today, including poverty and institutionalization.

UNICEF is calling for the rights and wellbeing of migrant children to be at the heart of Europe’s immigration policy.

This report was developed as part of a mapping study aimed at analysing the situation of alternative care and family support in the Baltic Sea Region, assessing the achievements since the 2005 Ministerial Forum and identifying relevant opportunities and challenges for the future.