Care and Protection of Children in the West African Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: Lessons learned for future public health emergencies

UNICEF

This report examines three Ebola-affected countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea – to analyse the degree to which the response was successful in addressing the scale and unique nature of the child protection situation that arose due to the epidemic.

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Complex ‘everyday’ lives meet multiple networks: the social and educational lives of young children in foster care and their foster carers

Using an ethnographic approach including interviews, walks, observation and photomap making, this article reports on the findings from a unique pilot study of the social and educational lives of young foster children (aged 0‒4) in an inner London borough.

Putting Family First: Developing an Evidence-Based Child Welfare Preventive Practice Model

Annie E. Casey Foundation

This paper from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides guidance for state child welfare agencies on what to consider when developing a preventive practice model that aligns with the requirements of Family First, addresses the unique needs of families within local communities and ensures that selected programs and practices are feasible to implement with quality.

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