The protective role of family structure for adolescent development in sub-Saharan Africa

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Clifford Odimegwu - PLoS ONE

In this study from PLoS ONE, the relationship between family structure and positive adolescent sexual behaviour, measured as delay in sexual debut, was examined using the bioecological theory framed by a risk and resilience perspective. After controlling for other covariates, the study found that adolescents living with neither parent had lower odds of delaying sexual debut although results were only significant for males.

Transnational Families Between Ghana, the Netherlands and the UK

Kim Caarls, Valentina Mazzucato, Djamila Schans, Peter Quartey, Cynthia Addoquaye Tagoe - Migration between Africa and Europe

This chapter from Migration between Africa and Europe investigates family life in the context of international migration between Ghana and Europe. The chapter finds that transnational family forms, in which one or more members of the nuclear family are living abroad while the other members remain in the home or another country, are common.

The Global Migration Indicators 2018: Insights from the Global Migration Data Portal

Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC), International Organization for Migration

The Global Migration Indicators 2018 report is a snapshot of what we know about migration today. The report reviews key trends in global migration, including sections on remittances and the migration of women and children, and highlights the relevant SDGs and Global Compact objectives.

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Institutional Care of Children and Young People in Malaysia: Searching for the'Right' Direction

Faizah Haji Mas’ud - Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives

This chapter from Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives focuses on the institutional care of children and young people deemed ‘at risk’ according to current Malaysian law on child welfare: Malaysian Child Act (2001).

Building caregivers’ emotional, parental and social support skills to prevent violence against adolescent girls: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Democratic Republic of Congo

Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff, Khudejha Asghar, Danielle Roth, Theresita Bakamore, Mairi MacRae, Cecile Fanton D’Andon, Kathryn L Falb - BMJ Global Health

The authors of this study investigated the incremental impact of adding a caregiver component to a life skills programme for adolescent girls, assessing girls’ exposure to violence (sexual and others) and caregivers’ gender attitudes and parenting behaviours.

Quality of Life of Sri Lankan Children: Participatory Action Research to Address the Governance Issues of Voluntary Children’s Homes

Eshantha Ariyadasa & Janet Mcintyre - Systemic Practice and Action Research

This paper addresses the issue of human rights of vulnerable children in Sri Lanka in the wake of the civil war, global climatic change and economic recession.