Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children Living in Shelters and Children in the Community (Review)

Elisavet Damaskopoulou, Eleni Papakonstantinou, Flora Bacopoulou, Elias Eliopoulos, George P. Chrousos, Dimitrios Vlachakis

This article in the World Academy of Science Journal reviews some of the latest global studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children in residential care and children living with their families.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children living in shelters and children in the community (Review)

It’s Complicated: A Longitudinal Exploration of Young People’s Perceptions of Out-of-Home Care and Their Reflections on How to Change the Child Welfare System

Heather Taussig, Michelle R. Munson

In this U.S.-based study, over 200 pre-adolescent children recently placed into out-of-home care were asked about the difficulty and helpfulness of placement and how their lives might be different had they not been removed. The same participants were interviewed 10 years later.

What is Prevention?

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

This video by the Alliance for for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action details the three levels of prevention in child protection in humanitarian action.

Navigating Violent Spaces: Violence Against Children in Alternative Care

Scott L. Moeschberger, BreeAnna White

This chapter in the book, "Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace", explores how violence impacts children in various types of alternative care from larger scale institutions such as orphanages to family-based care models like foster care. The book explores the topic from a global perspective.

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Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace

Transformation of Out-of-Home Services for Children in North Macedonia: Towards Individualized and Child Tailored Care

Natasha Bogoevska, Suzana Bornarova, Sofija Georgievska

This article reviews the key reform processes in the domain of social protection in the the Republic of North Macedonia, with a focus on social services for children without parents and parental care.

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A/HRC/52/52: Support Systems to Ensure Community Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities, Including as a Means of Building Forward Better After the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a new report following a request by the Human Rights Council on Support systems to ensure community inclusion of persons with disabilities, including as a means of building forward better after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Support systems to ensure community inclusion of persons with disabilities, including as a means of building forward better after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights