Are Local Authorities Achieving Effective Market Stewardship for Children's Social Care Services? A Synthesis of Sufficiency Strategies for Children in Care in England

Are Local Authorities Achieving Effective Market Stewardship for Children's Social Care Services? A Synthesis of Sufficiency Strategies for Children in Care in England
Anders M Bach-Mortensen, Hannah Murray, Benjamin Goodair, Eleanor Carter, Eleanor Briggs, Aoife O’Higgins - What Works for Children's Social Care

This report provides analysis of all up-to-date LA sufficiency strategies with a focus on identifying (I) the main perceived challenges for local authorities (LAs) to meet their sufficiency duty, (II) what actions are being undertaken or planned by LAs to improve commissioning outcomes, and (III) perceived negative consequences associated with using certain commissioning or market shaping approaches. This work was commissioned by the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.

Impact of Parental Migration on Education and Behavioural Outcomes of Children Left Behind in Southern Wollo

Impact of Parental Migration on Education and Behavioural Outcomes of Children Left Behind in Southern Wollo
Getnet Tesfaw, Abebaw Minaye

The migration of parents is believed to be for the sake of children and families left behind. However, its impact on children left behind has been overlooked in Southern Wollo, Ethioipia. The impact of parental migration on the education and behavioral outcomes of children left behind has to be investigated in the migration-prone area. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the migration of parent(s) on the education and behavioral outcomes of children left behind.

COVID Reveals Flaws in the Protection of Girls in Uganda: Recommendations on how to tackle sexual and gender-based violence

COVID Reveals Flaws in the Protection of Girls in Uganda: Recommendations on how to tackle sexual and gender-based violence
Viola Nilah Nyakato, Elizabeth Kemigisha, Margaret Tuhumwire, Eleanor Fisher - The Nordic Africa Institute

Through 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic led to prolonged school closures in Uganda. These closures exacerbated sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against girls.

Community Volunteer Toolkit and Training Manual

Community Volunteer Toolkit and Training Manual
Colleen Fitzgerald - The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

The Toolkit for Community Child Protection Volunteers and supplementary training manual aim to promote evidence-informed best practices when engaging community volunteers in child protection responses. This toolkit is based on the Community Engagement in Case Management study, which was commissioned by the Alliance and completed in 2020.

Putting Child and Youth Participation at the Heart of Care Reform: An Introductory Manual for Practitioners

Putting Child and Youth Participation at the Heart of Care Reform: An Introductory Manual for Practitioners
Changing the Way We Care, Lumos

Putting Children and Young People at the Heart of Care Reform is an introductory manual aimed at practitioners. The manual provides a comprehensive overview of how to meaningfully engage children and young people in care reform. It covers the legal and theoretic framework, the basics in how to engage with children and young people, how to be inclusive and practical ways to engage children and young people in monitoring and evaluation. It also has an extensive chapter on how children and young people can and should be involved throughout care reform, from making decisions about their own care, right up to engaging in global policy decisions. It will challenge readers to increase participation in their own work and equip them with tools to do so in a safe and meaningful way.

Handbook for Foster Parents

Handbook for Foster Parents
SUKA Society, UNHCR (Malaysia)

This Handbook explains the processes of the Foster Care Programme based on the “Manual on Foster Care for UASC”, which sets the minimum standards for providing foster care for children without parents or an adult to care for them in Malaysia.