These are the key findings and recommendations of a report produced by Coram Voice and The Rees Centre at University of Oxford that captures the views of 10,000 children and young people in care in the UK on their wellbeing. This report summarises responses collected through the largest survey of its kind from children and young people aged 4-18 years between 2016 and 2021, giving unprecedented insight into children in care’s subjective wellbeing.

This is the first webinar in a new learning series on Kinship Care hosted by Family for Every Child.

This volume covers a broad spectrum of current research findings concerning the participation of young people in foster families and residential living groups in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland as well as cross-nationals perspective on children and young people’s participation in foster and residential care placements in Great Britain and France.

The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Child Identity Protection (CHIP) and supporting organizations convened a symposium focusing on “The Child’s Right to Identity in Emergency Settings”. The symposium delved deeper into the challenges of protecting and preserving identity rights, including nationality rights, for children on the move and children affected by armed conflict. It examined how children’s identity rights are undermined in emergency settings, the increased risk of statelessness and the need for urgent action on repatriation, reintegration and reunification of children affected by armed conflict. 

​​​​​​​India Alternative Care Network (IACN) is calling for contributions to the tenth edition of its newsletter, IACN Quarterly . 

The  FAQs document, Every Child’s Right to Family Life: Introduction to Family Strengthening and Alternative Care in India, compiled by the India Alternative Care Network (IACN) in collaboration with Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) and UNICEF, India, was launched at the Workshop on De-institutionalisation and Family Based Alternative Care organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, Govt. of Kerala, in collaboration with UNICEF, India. IACN and HHC are organising a webinar to talk about the  FAQs  document, its key components, and use.

SIRCC Online: 9 - 10 November 2022

Our aim for SIRCC is to provide an inspiring space for you. It’s a place to connect, share and learn practice, challenge and inspire.

The social service workforce plays an important role within social protection systems by connecting children, individuals, and families with a range of social services across sectors. Despite the increasing challenge of poverty and vulnerability exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, as well as the increasing recognition of the role of social service workers, investments in strengthening the workforce remain low across most countries. This presentation aims to clarify the role of the social service workforce in the social protection system. It also outlines key considerations for strengthening the social service workforce in their integral role in delivering effective and efficient social protection programmes and services.