Building Positive Futures: A Cross-Country Pilot Study on Youth Transitions from Out-of-Home Care in Africa

Kelly, B van Breda, A, Bekoe, J, Bukuluki, P, Chereni, A, Frimpong-Manso, K, Luwangula, R, Pinkerton, J, Ringson, J & Santin, O - SOS Children's Villages, University of Ghana, Queen's University Belfast, University of Johannesburg, Makerere University

Given the paucity of research on youth transitioning from alternative care (i.e. care-leaving or leaving care) in Africa, the study sought to develop and test a methodology for a cross-country, comparative study on leaving care in Africa.

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‘She was there if I needed to talk or to try and get my point across’: specialist advocacy for parents with intellectual disability in the Australian child protection system

Susan Collings, Margaret Spencer, Angela Dew & Leanne Dowse - Australian Journal of Human Rights

In this study, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with parents with intellectual disability who accessed a specialist advocacy programme in New South Wales, Australia. Thematic analysis was used to identify the influence of advocacy on parents’ experiences.

upEnding the Child Welfare System: The Road to Abolition - Day Two

University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work and the Center for the Study of Social Policy

On 20-21 October 2020, the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) and the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) held two-day virtual conversations with organizers, activists, scholars, and community leaders to strategize innovative ways to create a society in which the forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable solution for families in need.

Toolkit for Transformation: Building an International Parent-Led Movement Fighting for Families Affected by Child Welfare

International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN) and Rise

The International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN) and Rise have developed this toolkit for advocacy by parents whose families have been harmed by child welfare systems worldwide

Practice Brief - International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation

Better Care Network

This Practice Brief accompanies the International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation.

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International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation

Better Care Network and International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN)

Promoting parent and child participation is central to achieving children’s rights. This review of the literature and program documentation presents evidence on the role of parent advocacy in achieving better outcomes for children and their families in child welfare.

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Guidance Manual on Strengthening Supervision for the Social Service Workforce

Global Social Service Workforce Alliance - Supervision Interest Group

The purpose of this manual is to offer guidance on supervision to individuals working to provide, manage or coordinate social services. This manual defines what is meant by supervision in social services, outlines the key elements of good practice in supervision and summarizes the different forms of supervision.

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Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad: Décadas de Violencia y Abuso en las instituciones para Niñas, Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos con Discapacidad

Laurie Ahern, Lisbet Brizuela, Ivonne Millán, Priscila Rodríguez, Eric Rosenthal - Disability Rights International

Este informe documenta violaciones graves y generalizadas a los derechos humanos de niñas, niños adolescentes y adultos con discapacidad en centros residenciales en México.

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Crimes Against Humanity: Decades of Violence and Abuse in Mexican Institutions for Children and Adults with Disabilities

Laurie Ahern, Lisbet Brizuela, Ivonne Millán, Priscila Rodríguez, Eric Rosenthal - Disability Rights International

This report documents severe and pervasive human rights violations against children and adults with disabilities in residential facilities in Mexico.

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Promoting Safe and Stable Families

Detroit Center for Family Advocacy and the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School

This report presents data from a three-year pilot of a program that set out to prevent removals and expedite permanency by providing multidisciplinary services to at-risk families in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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UNHCR MENA Protection Service: Enhancing child protection services by incorporating Cash-based Interventions as part of comprehensive programming

UNHCR

This report presents the results of multi-country research launched in 2018 on refugee data in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon to study the impact of cash-based interventions (CBI) on child protection outcomes.

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle Indicators 2018-19: measuring progress

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - The Australian Government

This report brings together the latest state and territory data on 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) indicators that measure and track the application of the Placement and Connection elements of the ATSICPP.

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