Stop the War on Children 2020: Gender matters

Alvhild Strømme, Ewa Sapiezynska, Gunvor Knag Fylkesnes, Keyan Salarkia and Jess Edwards - Save the Children

This report delves into the differences between boys’ and girls’ experiences through a gendered analysis of the six grave violations of children in conflict, including recruitment of children by armed forces and child abduction. The report makes reference to the vulnerabilities faced by girl heads of household or unaccompanied and separated girls on the move and calls for interventions such as family tracing and reunification, the provision of alternative care for unaccompanied and separated children, and the release and reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups.

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The Brain Architects Podcast

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

From brain architecture to toxic stress to serve and return, The Brain Architects, a new podcast from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, focuses on the specific, practical questions that often arise for parents and caregivers during the critically important period of early childhood.

The Paradox of Kinship Care

Family for Every Child

This report from Family for Every Child examines the growing use of kinship care, including its value and support needs for safe and effective use. The report argues that there is an urgent need to increase support to children living with relatives or friends of their family, with key recommendations made for national governments, donors and UN agencies.

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Evaluating SafeCare® in Israel: Benefits for the families

Shani Oppenheim‐Weller, Anat Zeira, Nofar Mazursky - Child & Family Social Work

SafeCare® is a home‐based intervention programme targeting parents of children up to 5 years old and is designed to reduce and even prevent child abuse and neglect. This article presents an evaluation of a pilot trial of SafeCare® in Israel, examining family's outcomes.

Linking children's social care data to information about their care proceedings to understand the use of care proceedings and their effects on parents, children and local authorities

Judith Masson, Ludivine Garside, Sean Jenney - Child & Family Social Work

The Outcomes for children before and after care proceedings reform study linked administrative records with a research database of care proceedings to examine children's care and service journeys associated with care proceedings in England and Wales.

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A system that cares: A manifesto for care-experienced children and young people

Become

This manifesto from Become - a UK charity for children in care and young care leavers - outlines the charity's recommendations for how to build a "well-funded care system focused on children’s individual needs, supported by highly-trained and caring professionals and responsive to the expertise of those with lived experience is possible."

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A new kinship typology and factors associated with receiving financial assistance in kinship care

Yanfeng Xu, Charlotte Lyn Bright, Haksoon Ahn, Hui Huang, Terry Shaw - Children and Youth Services Review

This study used wave 2 of the U.S. National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II (NSCAW II) to develop a new typology of kinship care based on financial mechanisms, including: (1) families that received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) only; (2) families that received foster care payments only; (3) families that received both TANF benefits and foster care payments; and (4) families that received no payments.