Do place-based programs, such as Family Resource Centers, reduce risk of child maltreatment and entry into foster care?

Casey Family Programs

This issue brief addresses the following questions: What are family resource centers? What are the defining characteristics of a family resource center? What do we know about the effectiveness of family resource centers in reducing child welfare involvement? What is the return on investment? What is missing from the research literature?

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‘What is left…?’: The implications of losing Maintained Nursery Schools for vulnerable children and families in England

Carla Solvason, Rebecca Webb, Samantha Sutton‐Tsang - Children & Society

This TACTYC funded research highlights the role that Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) play in supporting families within areas of extreme social deprivation in the UK.

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Les Impacts de la COVID-19 sur les Enfants Africains : Comment Protéger une Génération en Danger

Save the Children

Ce rapport souligne que, bien que les enfants ne représentent pas un groupe à haut risque en terme de mortalité directe due à la COVID-19, la pandémie a des impacts secondaires de grande envergure qui augmentent les risques pour les droits et le bien-être des enfants africains.

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Open Letter from International Civil Society Organizations and Child-Focused Agencies: COVID-19 and the Impact of Pandemic Response Plans Threaten Immediate and Long-Term Risks to Public Health and Child Protection

Inter-Agency Coalition

This open letter calls on national governments and multilateral institutions to work immediately to strengthen ‘child protection in COVID-19’ response frameworks and to provide sufficient donor support to implement these responses effectively.

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