Connecting Cash Transfers with Care for Better Child and Family Well-Being: Evidence from a Qualitative Evaluation in South Africa

Leila Patel & Eleanor Ross - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

This study provides evidence from an evaluation of a bespoke family strengthening intervention for Child Support Grant beneficiaries in 10 urban communities in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Care Experience and Friendship: Theory and International Evidence to Improve Practice and Future Research

Autumn Roesch-Marsh, Ruth Emond - The British Journal of Social Work

Drawing on a review of recent international literature, this article argues for the first time that an understanding of, and engagement with, the theory and practice of friendship is essential to working alongside those who have care experience.

Aplicación de la metodología del proceso de manejo de casos: Informe en Guatemala

Changing the Way We Care

Este documento presenta el proceso, los resultados y las lecciones aprendidas durante la implementación de una iniciativa en Guatemala que instale buenas prácticas para la prevención de la separación familiar innecesaria y el fortalecimiento de las familias a través de las búsqueda y acercamiento de servicios sociales primarios y especializados. 

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Application of the Case Management Methodology Process: Guatemala Report

Changing the Way We Care

This document presents a summary of the process, results and lessons learned during a demonstration project in the department of Zacapa, Guatemala to implement best practices to prevent unnecessary family separation and strengthen families by identifying primary and specialized social services and bringing those services closer to the families. 

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Independent Living

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This literature review explores current international and selected national policy on independent living arrangements and examines the evidence of good practice from existing independent living programmes for care leavers in order to assess how both of the above can be applied to street-connected children.

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National Child Protection Working Group Formative Assessment Towards Strengthening the Child Protection System in Uganda

Richard Wamimbi Wotti - Royal Roads University Canada/Centres for Child Protection and Learning (CPL)

The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) commissioned this assessment to assess the effectiveness of the CPWG, structural setup and work methods from 2012 to date in contributing to child protection systems strengthening in Uganda.

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National Child-Focused Policy Research Agenda: 2016-2020

Sophie Busi, in close collaboration with the National Council for Children (NCC), the AfriChild centre, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS), and UNICEF

Although not conclusive or exhaustive, this agenda represents a bold attempt to identify and prioritise key areas/research themes stemming from the Situation Analysis (2015) and other available evidence on the status of children in Uganda.

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USAID/Uganda OVC Portfolio Review

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This portfolio review of OVC programming in Uganda focuses on several priority issues, including: (1) targeting case management and referral mechanisms; (2) graduation; (3) links with HIV/AIDS care and treatment partners; and (4) overall coordination amongst implementing partners.

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Technical Advisory Paper: Towards the National Children Policy Uganda

Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, Uganda

This technical advisory paper is prepared for the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to guide the scope of the National Children Policy expected to replace the existing National Policy on Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Uganda which has been in existence for past 12 years.

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Capacity building of community based child care workers: A National Training Manual for Para Social Workers (2nd Edition)

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development - Uganda

This manual is intended to train Para-social workers who are a non-formal “workforce” that constitute the largest but yet undefined group of caregivers who provide support and services to vulnerable children and families, particularly in low and middle income countries (GSSA, 2016).

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A Holistic Approach to Psychosocial Support: A national training manual for caregivers of orphans and other vulnerable children in Uganda

Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, Uganda

The focus of this manual is on translating theoretical knowledge about policies into practical actions to provide psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children.

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Interventions to Reduce Violence Against Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Evidence and Gap Map Research Brief 1 Overview of findings

Ashrita Saran; Ramya Subrahmanian; Howard White - UNICEF

This brief summarizes the key findings from the Evidence Gap Map on interventions to reduce violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.

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Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services: A comparison between individuals receiving in-home services and those in foster care

Ove Heradstveit, Nathalie Gjertsen, Anette Christine Iversen, Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Kristin Gärtner Askeland, Øivin Christiansen, Mari Hysing - Children and Youth Services Review

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Norwegian adolescents in contact with child welfare services (CWS) are at higher risk for substance-related problems (SRP) compared with the general adolescent population, and to what extent those in foster care (FC) differ from those receiving in-home services (IHS).

Global status of violence against children and how implementation of SDGs must consider this issue

Najat Maalla M’jid - Child Abuse & Neglect

In this paper, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, notes that "progress towards ending all forms of violence against all children is slow and we need to act better, faster and further in bringing violence against children to an end by 2030 as per the commitment in SDG 16.2."

The Aims and Outcomes of Public Inquiries into the Care and Protection of Children: Should They Be Undertaken Differently?

Sharon Vincent, Kim Holt, Nancy Kelly, Emma Smale - Child Abuse Review

This paper examines experts' perceptions of the aims and outcomes of public inquiries, before moving on to consider whether there are more effective and efficient ways of investigating national scandals.

Suffer the Little Children and their Mothers: A Dossier on the Unjust Separation of Children from their Mothers

Anne Neale and Nina Lopez for Legal Action for Women

This Dossier aims to show the extent of the problem of children being taken into care in the UK and the trauma of family separation, the supporting evidence self-help groups of mothers are beginning to get from professionals, and to make proposals for action.

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