Sexual Behavior Among Orphaned Adolescents in Western Kenya: A Comparison of Institutional and Family-Based Care Settings

L. Embleton, J. Nyandat, D. Ayuku, E. Sang, A. Kamanda, S. Ayaya, W. Nyandiko, P. Gisore, R. Vreeman, L. Atwoli, O. Galarraga, M. A. Ott, P. Braitstein — Journal of Adolescent Health

The attached study compared the care environments of family-based care and institutional care to determine if care environment contributed to differences in sexual behavior and/or sexual exploitation of orphaned and separated adolescents.

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Knowledge and attitudes towards disability in Moldova: A qualitative study of young people's views

Kenneth A. McLean, Samantha Hardie, Abigail Paul, Gary Paul, Iain Savage, Paul Shields, Rebecca Symes, Joanna Wilson, Catherine Winstanley, Jeni Harden — Disability and Health Journal

Three semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with twelve schoolchildren, aged 13–15 years for the purpose of exploring the knowledge and attitudes towards disability of young people within Moldova.

EAC Child Policy 2016

RIATT

The EAC Child Policy is the culmination of various processes geared towards the harmonisation of standards on and approaches to the implementation of child rights in the EAC. 

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“I don't know where I would be right now if it wasn't for them”: Emancipated foster care youth and their important non-parental adults

Taylor Duke, Susan P. Farruggia, Gary R. Germo - Children and Youth Services Review

This study investigates how the relationship between youth recently emancipated from care and certain key adults affect the youths' lives.

‘This word volunteer is killing us’: Making sense of volunteering in social welfare provision for orphans and vulnerable children in rural Zimbabwe

Cathrine Madziva, Martha Chinouya - International Social Work

This qualitative study explored how volunteers delivering social welfare to orphans and vulnerable children through a community initiative supported by donors made sense of volunteering during a period of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe.  

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Restoring and Empowering Traumatized Girls in a Philippines-Based Independent Living Program: An Exploratory Study

Laura A. Voith, Joan Marie Blakey - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma

Employing focus groups and participant-observation, this exploratory study examined areas of personal development, knowledge, and skills of young women who were formally in residential care in the Philippines to determine success factors for young women with traumatic histories.  

Supervision Guideline for Pusan Dukungan Anak dan Keluarga (PDAK) Child and Family Support Centre Social Workers in Working with Children and Families

Susan Morwood

This Supervision Guideline document from Save the Children contains guidelines and underlying principles for Pusan Dukungan Anak dan Keluarga (PDAK) child and family support centre social workers in working with children and families.

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The Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse in Out-of-Home Care: A Comparison Between Abuse in Residential and in Foster Care

Saskia Euser, Lenneke R. A. Alink, Anne Tharner, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, and Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg - Child Maltreatment - Sage

Researchers investigated the prevalence of child sexual abuse in foster care and residential care facilities and found that 3.5 children per 1,000 had been victims of child sexual abuse.  

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Out-of-home placement and regional variations in poverty and health and social services spending: A multilevel analysis

Tonito Espisito, Martin Chabot, David W. Rothwell, Nico Tocme, Ashleigh Delaye - Children and Youth Services Review

In examining to what extent poverty reduction policies and family support services mitigate the risk factors associated with out-of-home placement, this study found that absolute poverty influences a child’s risk factors for out of home placement.

Improving child wellbeing and care in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of social protection

Emily Delap, Camilla Jones, Helen Karki Chettri -- Children and Youth Services Review

This article discusses the results of a cross-country research project in Sub-Saharan Africa regarding the impact of social protection on loss of parental care, support to foster or kinship care and quality of care and wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Schools that care: A review of linkages between children’s education and care

Camilla Jones – Family for Every Child

This report presents the key findings of a scoping study on the links between education and children’s care. The study involved a literature review in English, French and Spanish; key informant interviews; and consultations with 170 children, carers, teachers and other stakeholders in Guyana, India, Russia and Rwanda.

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