Building Resilience in Social Services by Managing Demand

European Social Network (ESN)

The demand for social care, support, and protection is rapidly increasing across Europe, driven by a variety of factors, such as demographic changes and increasing inequalities. This briefing from the European Social Network (ESN) examines this critical issue and identifies solutions to manage demand for social services, to plan and allocate their resources, both human and financial, to deliver high-quality outcomes that are tailored to the actual needs of persons seeking support.

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Children with Disabilities in Europe and Central Asia: A Statistical Overview of their Well-Being

UNICEF

This report provides critical evidence for decision-makers across countries to use in both policy and programming. The report’s objective is to promote the use of these data to make children with disabilities in Europe and Central Asia more visible, bringing about a fuller understanding of their life experiences.

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Ghidul de suport pentru implementarea practică a Managementului de caz în domeniul protecției copilului

Changing the Way We Care

Ghidul de suport pentru implementarea practică a Managementului de caz în domeniul protecției copilului este destinat angajaților structurilor teritoriale de asistență socială. Ghidul oferă un cadru pentru aplicarea Managementului de caz (MC) în domeniul protecției copilului.

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FINANȚAREA SERVICIILOR SOCIALE PENTRU COPII ȘI FAMILII ÎN CONTEXTUL AGENDEI DE ASOCIERE REPUBLICA MOLDOVA-UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ. Ediția 2023: Finanțarea sistemului de protecție și îngrijire alternativă a copiilor

Changing the Way We Care

Conferința internațională “Finanțarea serviciilor sociale pentru copii și familii în contextul Agendei de Asociere Republica Moldova – Uniunea Europeană” este un eveniment anual organizat sub egida Parlamentului Republicii Moldova în colaborare cu Ministerul Muncii și Protecției Sociale.

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National Guidelines and Standards for Child Welfare Programmes

The National Council for Children's Services, Republic of Kenya

These guidelines provide minimum standards to be adhered to in the provision of Child Welfare Programmes; The guidelines will also provide a framework within which state and non-state actors shall develop, design, and implement childcare and welfare programmes to enhance child rights, strengthen family and community-based care.

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A/HRC/54/36: Rights of the Child and Inclusive Social Protection - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Advance Edited Version)

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The present report was prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 49/20, requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: to prepare a report on the rights of the child and inclusive social protection, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including ch

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A Social-Ecological View of the Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Reintegration Interventions Targeting Children Out of Family-Based Care Situations: A Scoping Review

Bewunetu Zewude, Getnet Tadele, Kibur Engdawork, Samuel Assefa

This scoping review aimed to identify the factors affecting the effectiveness of reintegration interventions targeting children outside family-based care. It aims to provide service providers with concise evidence regarding the situations affecting the effectiveness of reintegrating vulnerable children into the community by reviewing the relevant empirical evidence. Unlike other related reviews that have dealt with reintegration practices in selected regions or a specific country alone the present study considered research undertaken in all regions of the world.

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Ellos Ya No Pueden Esperar: La Deuda Histórica de la Nación Paraguaya

Interagency Forum of Diagnosis & Dialogue—Quinta Ykua Satí, Asunción

A pesar de que la Análisis Nacional y el plan de acción transversal fueron aprobados por la Corte Suprema de Justicia y el Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y la Adolescencia a principios de 2020, debido a la pandemia y la emergencia sanitaria nacional declarada en Paraguay, que afectó gravemente al sistema de protección, nuestro gobierno no pudo implementar el plan interinstitucional basado en evidencia para optimizar nuestro sistema, que incluía medidas a corto, mediano y largo plazo como solución a los problemas identificados.

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They Cannot Wait Any Longer: The Historic Debt of the Nation of Paraguay - Presentation of Results: Cross-Government Review of the Child Protection and Care System

Interagency Forum of Diagnosis & Dialogue—Quinta Ykua Satí, Asunción

Even though the Cross-Government review and action plan were approved by the Supreme Court of Justice and the National Council for Children early 2020, due to the pandemic and national sanitary emergency declared in Paraguay (affecting the protection system severely), the government was not able

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Study on the Experience of Alternative Care Leavers in Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai, Thailand

World Childhood Foundation, Eriks Development Partner

The purpose of this study is to explore how growing up in private residential care in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces of Thailand has affected children’s well-being over time. The research provided an important opportunity for young people to describe and analyze their experience, as well as make their own conclusions and recommendations.

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Understanding the Lived Experience of Young Adults Who Grew Up in Residential Care Centres in Tanzania and a Theory of Action to Reorient Care for Vulnerable Children

Kate McAlpine, Raphael Dennis, Janeth Semwene, Belinda Mziray, Citizens 4 Change, World Childhood, Pamoja Leo, Railway Children, Families & Futures Coalition of Tanzania

This mixed-methods study collects survey data from 253 adults involved with vulnerable children in Tanzania and narrative data from 31 young adults who experienced residential care during their childhood. The research fills a gap in the literature about the lived experiences of children in institutional care and the impacts of this type of care on their lives.

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Demonstration Countries for Care Reform in Kenya

UNICEF - ESARO Regional Learning Platform

The government of Kenya has been working with UNICEF, Changing the Way We Care, Charitable Children's Institutions and local CSOs to pilot care reform at the county level. Learning from these demonstration counties is being used to shape care reform in other counties and at the national level. This video explores care reform in one demonstration county, Kisumu.