“You Never Know When You Will See Him Again”: Understanding the Intersectional Dimensions of Immigration, Indigeneity, and Language for Unaccompanied Indigenous Minors

Josué López, Erica Fernández - Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

This case explores the complex ways unaccompanied Latinx Indigenous minors experience the intersection of immigration policies and U.S. school policies and practices and the implications this has for school leaders.

The Forgotten Relatives in the Fight Against Family Separation: A Constitutional Analysis of the Statutory Definition of Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Detention

Alysa Williams - William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice

This Note will examine some of the legal arguments surrounding the issue of family unity in immigration detention in the U.S. and how justice can be sought for the minors wrongfully classified by the government as “unaccompanied.”

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Disability Inclusion in Psychosocial Support Programs in Lebanon: Guidance for psychosocial support facilitators

Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon

This resource is designed to support PSS Facilitators to strengthen inclusion of children and adolescents with disabilities in a range of PSS activities, including community based and focused activities.

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Best Practices in Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities: Applications for Program Design in the Europe and Eurasia Region

Lynn Losert - Creative Associates International, Inc.; Aguirre Division of JBS International, Inc.; USAID

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of best practices in inclusive education, inform stakeholders of the current status of inclusive education in the region, describe the contextual factors which affect program implementation, and make recommendations of practical start-up steps for inclusive education programs.

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They All Have Dreams: Community Based Rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities - Good Practices and Lessons from Save the Children Norway Ethiopia Programme Intervention

Save the Children Norway

The intention of this booklet is to document and share the good practices and results that the Save the Children Norway – Ethiopia (SCN-E) project has achieved at different levels with improved outcomes on the lives of the individual child with disability, families, the community, and institutions.

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Supporting Families to Care for Children with Disabilities in Georgia

Save the Children

This one-page case study describes the situation of one family in Georgia caring for their daughter with cerebral palsy and the interventions and services provided by Save the Children that enabled the family to get the support they needed to care for their daughter, and enabled the girl to improve her cognitive and motor skills.

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Institutional Care for Young Children: Review of Literature and Policy Implications

Mary Dozier, Charles H. Zeanah, Allison R. Wallin, and Carole Shauffer - The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

In this article, the authors briefly review the history of institutional care and surrogate care. They then discuss why institutional care is at odds with children’s needs, and review the empirical evidence regarding the effects of institutional care on young children’s development.

Reforming the Romanian Child Welfare System: 1990 - 2010

Adrian V. Rus, Sheri Parris, David Cross, Karyn Purvis, Simona Draghici - Revista de cercetare si interventie social

This article reviews the series of major changes undergone by the Romanian child welfare system from 1990 to 2010, including the laws and governmental reform measures enacted, the shift in child population among various Romanian institutions and foster care homes, types of institutions available to children, level of care, shift in reasons for child abandonment, changes in ways children are routed through the system, and how these changes have effect children’s development, health, and psychological well-being.

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Factors Influencing the Transition from Institutional Care to Independence for Young Care Leavers in Harare: A Social Service Professional and Caregiver Perspective

Getrude Dadirai Gwenzi - University College Cork, Ireland

This study (a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Social Science in Social Policy Degree at University College Cork, Ireland) explored the factors influencing the transition from care to independence in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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2019/2020 Prevention Resource Guide

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway, and the FRIENDS National Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention

This Resource Guide offers support to community service providers as they work with parents, caregivers, and children to prevent child maltreatment and promote social and emotional well-being.

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Inequalities of Redress: Australia’s National Redress Scheme for Institutional Abuse of Children

Kathleen Daly - Journal of Australian Studies

This article reviews Australia's national redress scheme proposed by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and proposes two corrective measures: adopting an inclusive understanding of sexual abuse in closed and open settings, and addressing the negative bias that may result from care leavers’ lower social status as children compared to that of non-care leavers.

Historical Abuse—A Contemporary Issue: Compiling Inquiries into Abuse and Neglect of Children in Out-of-Home Care Worldwide

Johanna Sköld - Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

The aim of the article is to compile inquiries into abuse and neglect in out-of-home care that have been conducted worldwide in order to frame the historical context in which these inquiries and truth commissions were set up.

The Protection of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors Under International Human Rights Law: Revisiting Old Concepts and Confronting New Challenges in Modern Migrant Flows

Eirini Papoutsi - American University International Law Review

Considering the challenges modern migration crisis has posed on both a practical and theoretical basis, this article takes a thorough look at the protection of unaccompanied minors under international human rights law with the aim to present the main issues that need to be revisited and the areas that require further development.

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Realizing One Integrated System of Care for Children

Ron Powell, Elizabeth Estes, Alex Briscoe - Policy Analysis for California Education

This brief identifies the steps necessary to realize an integrated system of care, reviews two current approaches, and makes recommendations—including specifying policy reforms that would promote interagency collaboration, integration, service delivery, and improved outcomes for California’s children, both with and without disabilities.

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