Caring for our Children and Young People: An update on Scotland’s Corporate Parenting 2018 - 2021

The Scottish Government

Putting this second national report on corporate parenting before the Scottish Parliament in line with their duties under Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, the Scottish Government provides an overview of corporate parents’ activities over the last three years. The report aims to become a useful learning resource for corporate parents.

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Government Digital Policies and Children’s Rights in Uruguay: An assessment framed by the UN CRC’s dimensions of provision, protection and participation

Soledad Magnone

This study consists of an analysis of government digital policies focused on children in Uruguay between 2009 and 2019. To facilitate this, the CRC was used as a framework to categorise key features of the principal strategies that have been implemented. It argues that while great advances have been made in terms of digital access, this has not been sufficiently accompanied with comprehensive and child-centred solutions that encompass regulations and children and adult digital education.

Beyond Family: Separation and reunification for young people negotiating transnational relationships

Jennifer E Shaw

This paper explores perspectives on family reunification and emergent forms of separation among young migrants. These young people lived apart from and later reunited with their migrant parents who moved from the Philippines to Canada for work.

Safeguarding Toolbox: For organizations to develop & implement effective, relevant safeguarding policies and practices

Changing the Way We Care

This toolbox can be used by organizations working with and for vulnerable children and adults, particularly those at risk of separation or living in alternative care. It can support those in the organization who are responsible for:
• Developing and implementing safeguarding policy and procedures
• Assessing safeguarding risk
• Safeguarding in program development and implementation

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Providing Care and Support to Children of Female Sex Workers: Training for Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Program Staff (Facilitator's Guide)

FHI 360

This resource aims to improve the quality of care for children of female sex workers (CFSWs).  It is a training guide that aims to strengthen the capacity of community workers and volunteers to provide services that meet the special needs of CFSWs and ensure these services are key population-competent, child-friendly and stigma-free. 

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Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Elayn M. Sammon, Gwen Burchell MBE

This Guidance is a resource for people who work with children and families using a case management approach in middle-income and low-income countries. It contains information about how to work with children with disabilities and their families.

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Khmeng Onka Care Leaver Podcast (Episode 1): Sreyyith's Story

Kmeng Onka Cambodia Care Leavers Network

សាយយ័ន្តសួស្តីបងៗ​ និងប្អូនៗទាំងឡាយដែលធ្លាប់មានបទពិសោធន៍ជីវិតរស់នៅ​ ឬអ្នកកំពុងរស់នៅ​ រួមទាំងអ្នកត្រៀមចាកចេញពីមណ្ឌលកុមារកំព្រាជាទីស្រឡាញ់រាប់អាន​ ❤️️
ពួកយេីងសូមស្វាគមន៍អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា មកកាន់កម្មវិធីប្រពន្ធ័សារសំឡេងរបស់ @ក្មេងអង្គការកម្ពុជា Podcast។
(This is the first episode in a podcast series created by the Kmeng Onka Cambodia Care Leavers Network highlighting the lived experience of those living in residential care or are about to leave.)

Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: European Perspectives

Tuhinul Islam & Leon Fulcher - The CYC-Net Press

Building on Volume 1 of the Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World Series that used the FIFA Football Confederation Regions to step outside contemporary discourses about residential child and youth care, further contributions from 23 UEFA countries are offered in this second volume which follows.

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Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Ziba Vaghri, Jean Zermatten, Gerison Lansdown, Roberta Ruggiero

Three decades of reporting from the States Parties to the Committee on the Rights of the Child have revealed many gaps between the promise of the convention and the reality on the ground for children. This book is an article-by-article analysis of almost all substantive, organizational, and procedural provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Emotional Psychological Impact of Institutionalization on Children and Early Adolescents

María del Carmen Manzo Chávez

The causes of institutionalization are multiple and the impact it causes is reflected in different areas such as the development of the child in general, such as mental, psychic structuring, health, and nutrition. Psychologically, children present alterations in their cognitive, emotional, sexual, and social domains with a high probability of developing several pathological conditions. This chapter presents an overview of this phenomenon based on several research investigations carried out in Spain, Latin America, and Mexico.

Nutritional Status Assessment of Orphanage Children in Rawalpindi

Mehwish Riaz, Naila Azam, Humaira Mehmood, Raima Asif, Nazish Khan, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal

The objective of the study was to evaluate the health and nutritional status of four registered orphanages of Rawalpindi, to find frequency of nutritional deficiencies by physical examination findings and to assess their dietary intake and contrast it with individual recommended daily allowances.

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Parental Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nora Skjerdingstad, Miriam S. Johnson, Sverre U. Johnson, Asle Hoffart, Omid V. Ebrahimi

Increased and long-term parental stress related to one's parental role can lead to parental burnout. In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, families experienced intensified pressure due to the government-initiated contact restrictions applied to prevent the spread of the virus in the population. This study investigates the risk factors and predictors of parental burnout in a large sample of parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

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Taking Care of the Caregivers: The moderating role of reflective supervision in the relationship between COVID-19 stress and the mental and professional well-being of the IECMH workforce

Diana Morelen, Julia Najm, Megan Wolff, Kelly Daniel

his study examined the relationships between COVID-related stress, mental health and professional burnout in the infant and early child mental health (IECMH) workforce and examined reflective supervision and consultation (RSC) as a potential protective factor in the context of COVID-related stress.

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Data Collection on Children in Residential Care: Protocol and tools for a national census and survey on children in residential care

UNICEF

This protocol for data collection on children living in residential care facilities (RCFs) aims to provide governments with clear guidance on recommended actions and steps for undertaking a census to map and enumerate such facilities and the children living in them.

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DataCare Project Technical Report: Better data for better child protection systems in Europe - Mapping how data on children in alternative care are collected, analysed and published across 28 European countries

Eurochild and UNICEF

This report was conceptualised jointly by Eurochild and the UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) and builds on the Eurochild report on alternative care in Europe published in 2009. It also includes a full set of country profiles.

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DataCare Project Policy Brief: Children in alternative care - Comparable statistics to monitor progress on deinstitutionalisation across the European Union

Eurochild and UNICEF

This policy brief summarises the policy context, as well as the key findings and recommendations from the analysis of the national responses to the DataCare survey across Europe. More detailed information can be found in the full research report: Better Data for Better Child Protection Systems in Europe: Mapping how data on children in alternative care are collected, analysed, and published across 28 European countries, which includes a full set of country profiles.

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