ISS and ISS West Africa, in collaboration with the child protection authorities of Burkina Faso, have been implementing since 2018 a pilot programme of specialised foster families for children living with disabilities. After six years of implementation, ISS has undertaken a capitalisation process to analyse and document this pilot experience and identify the main lessons learned, with a view to strengthening and potentially scaling up the project at a national level.

This toolkit aims to support practitioners to enhance integration support and services, helping to ensure that children and young people are provided with support and protection that fosters their development and well-being in a way that is equal and equitable to the way that the development and well-being of children that are citizens of the country are fostered.

​This paper outlines the practical experience of SEYAJ in implementing the "Protection Square" approach, which establishes an integrated framework for child safety by aligning the roles of families, local communities, educational institutions, and regulatory bodies. SEYAJ developed this model as a proactive strategy to strengthen protection mechanisms in high-risk environments.

This phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of five houseparents in a residential care facility in Bukidnon, Philippines, highlighting their critical role in providing emotional support and stability while navigating significant emotional labor and institutional challenges. The findings reveal themes of adaptation, caregiving rewards, coping strategies, and personal transformation, underscoring the need for stronger institutional support, training, and culturally responsive interventions to improve both caregiver well-being and quality of care for children.

This study estimated the reported prevalence of child sexual exploitation among adolescents in residential care facilities in a northern region of Spain and identified associated risk factors. Findings underscore the urgent need for targeted prevention and intervention strategies addressing child sexual exploitation among youth in residential care.

Exploring the biblical and theological basis for child protection and safeguarding, this book raises awareness of the often-ignored reality of child abuse in churches and Christian organisations. ddressing issues such as gender-based violence, child trafficking, online sexual exploitation, child marriage, domestic and family violence, fostering and adoption, inclusion care for disabilities and special needs, amongst others, the authors offer practical tools developed from lived experiences.

This handbook documents how 48 civil society organisations across nine European countries involve children meaningfully in violence prevention work. Produced by Eurochild and Terre des hommes as part of the EU-funded Daphne-CHILD programme, it presents a project-by-project overview of child participation practices, covering approaches such as co-design, peer education, child-led research, arts-based methods, advocacy, and digital tools.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with disabilities are overrepresented in child welfare systems, yet little is known about their experiences; this study draws on yarning sessions with 46 kinship carers in Western Australia as part of the I-CaRe WA project. Findings highlight barriers to disability assessments and services, underscoring the urgent need for reforms, improved training, and better support to enhance outcomes for both carers and children.

This article examines compassion as a relational institutional ethos within alternative residential child care in Nepal. Drawing on qualitative case study research conducted in a children’s home operating in collaboration with local and international non-governmental organisations, the study explores how Tibetan Buddhist ethical principles intersect with contemporary safeguarding and governance frameworks.

Timely, reliable and disaggregated data are fundamental to safeguarding children’s rights. Robust evidence enables us to design effective policies, allocate resources strategically, and monitor progress towards national and global commitments.