What is Prevention?

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

This video by the Alliance for for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action details the three levels of prevention in child protection in humanitarian action.

Navigating Violent Spaces: Violence Against Children in Alternative Care

Scott L. Moeschberger, BreeAnna White

This chapter in the book, "Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace", explores how violence impacts children in various types of alternative care from larger scale institutions such as orphanages to family-based care models like foster care. The book explores the topic from a global perspective.

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Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace

Transformation of Out-of-Home Services for Children in North Macedonia: Towards Individualized and Child Tailored Care

Natasha Bogoevska, Suzana Bornarova, Sofija Georgievska

This article reviews the key reform processes in the domain of social protection in the the Republic of North Macedonia, with a focus on social services for children without parents and parental care.

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A/HRC/52/52: Support Systems to Ensure Community Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities, Including as a Means of Building Forward Better After the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a new report following a request by the Human Rights Council on Support systems to ensure community inclusion of persons with disabilities, including as a means of building forward better after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Support systems to ensure community inclusion of persons with disabilities, including as a means of building forward better after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Cost Utility of Supporting Family-Based Care to Prevent HIV and Deaths Among Orphaned and Separated Children in East Africa: A Markov Model–Based Simulation

Marta Wilson-Barthes, Paula Braitstein, Allison DeLong, David Ayuku, Omar Galárraga, Lukoye Atwoli, Edwin Sang,

Strengthening family-based care is a key policy response to the more than 15 million orphaned and separated children who have lost 1 or both parents in sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis estimated the cost-effectiveness of family-based care environments for preventing HIV and death in this population.

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Cost Utility of Supporting Family-Based Care to Prevent HIV and Deaths among Orphaned and Separated Children in East Africa: A Markov Model–Based Simulation

El futuro de los sistemas de protección infantil en América Latina y Europa: Revisión de países seleccionados. Lecciones e impactos

Mónica López López, Hilda Paredes Dávila, Beatriz Vizcarra Larrañaga

El objetivo fundamental del presente libro es el análisis comparativo de las políticas, prácticas e investigaciones en relación a los sistemas de protección infantil en diversos países de América Latina y Europa. Las distintas experiencias recogidas en el texto esperamos contribuyan a aportar a la escasa literatura existente sobre el tema en Iberoamérica, pese a su enorme relevancia para los distintos intervinientes, investigadores, comunidad profesional y tomadores de decisiones.

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El futuro de los sistemas de protección infantil en América Latina y Europa: Revisión de países seleccionados. Lecciones e impactos

Abordar el suicidio en contextos humanitarios: Directrices

Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (IASC MHPSS RG)

Esta nota de orientación tiene como objetivo ayudar a los implementadores de programas, coordinadores y otros actores humanitarios a abordar el suicidio y las autolesiones en entornos humanitarios. Reúne una amplia gama de enfoques, herramientas, materiales de referencia y ejemplos de casos. Es un recurso práctico y conciso aplicable a todo tipo de emergencias, organizaciones y sectores.

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Changing The Way We Care, Maestral FY22 Engagement and Outcomes

Changing the Way We Care, Maestral

With a focus on 2022-23 themes of transition of care services, development of family-based alternative care, participation of people with lived experience and disability inclusion, this report details several of the significant outcomes and program activities achieved by the work of the CTWWC Maestral team over the last year.

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Families. Not Institutions

Hope and Homes for Children

This Hope and Homes for Children publication provides critical lessons learned, practical evidence and recommendations to support global, regional and national decision makers to build political will, strategies, policies, and target funding to transform care systems.

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El futuro de los sistemas de protección infantil en América Latina y Europa: Revisión de países seleccionados. Lecciones e impactos

Mónica López López, Hilda Paredes Dávila, Beatriz Vizcarra Larrañaga

El objetivo fundamental del presente libro es el análisis comparativo de las políticas, prácticas e investigaciones en relación a los sistemas de protección infantil en diversos países de América Latina y Europa. Las distintas experiencias recogidas en el texto esperamos contribuyan a aportar a la escasa literatura existente sobre el tema en Iberoamérica, pese a su enorme relevancia para los distintos intervinientes, investigadores, comunidad profesional y tomadores de decisiones.

Cost Utility of Supporting Family-Based Care to Prevent HIV and Deaths Among Orphaned and Separated Children in East Africa: A Markov Model–Based Simulation

Marta Wilson-Barthes, Paula Braitstein, Allison DeLong, David Ayuku, Edwin Sang, Lukoye Atwoli, Omar Galárraga

This analysis estimated the cost-effectiveness of family-based care environments for preventing HIV and death among orphaned and separated children in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Transitioning Residential Care Learning Event: Workshop Report

Better Care Network

This report captures the key insights, trends, learnings, and participant inputs from the Transitioning Residential Care Services Learning Event held in October 2022 which was organized and hosted by the Transitioning Residential Care Working Group as part of the Transforming Children’s Care Global Collaborative Platform.

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Transitioning Residential Care Learning Event - Workshop Report

SYMPOSIUM: Child's Right to Identity in Emergency Settings

Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Child Identity Protection (CHIP)

The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), Child Identity Protection (CHIP) and supporting organizations convened a symposium focusing on “The Child’s Right to Identity in Emergency Settings”. The symposium delved deeper into the challenges of protecting and preserving identity rights, including nationality rights, for children on the move and children affected by armed conflict. It examined how children’s identity rights are undermined in emergency settings, the increased risk of statelessness and the need for urgent action on repatriation, reintegration and reunification of children affected by armed conflict.