On December 19, 2016, the UN Generally Assembly adopted the resolution on the Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and Beyond.  

This video discusses the challenges social workers face in placing children for adoption in South Africa.

This publication explains the impacts of HIV/AIDS on orphans and vulnerable children in the family and community-based care, households and communities; needs of orphans and vulnerable children and responses in the educational system; psychosocial impact on children and youth; human rights of children affected by HIV/AIDS; and religion and responses to orphans and vulnerable children.

This document discusses how there is increasing international mobilization around the importance of family care for optimal child development.

This document discusses the means by which the Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Youth Protection in the Netherlands (the Council) can provide the highest level of protection for children placed in the intercountry adoption focus group.

เอกสารฉบับนี้แผนที่จำนวนของเด็กที่อาศัยอยู่ในสถาบันการศึกษาทั่วโลก ประมาณหนึ่งทำให้รวมถึงแปดล้านบาทแม้ว่าช่องว่างที่กำหนดในระดับโลกและสถิติบ่งชี้ว่ามีหลายบ้านของเด็กที่ไม่ได้จดทะเบียนของตัวเลขที่แท้จริงอาจจะดีที่สูงขึ้นมาก

Esta publicación muestra el número de niños que viven en instituciones de todo el mundo.

Тази публикация карти на броя на децата, живеещи в институции по целия свят.

Tato publikace mapuje počet dětí žijících v ústavech po celém světě. 

This publication maps the number of children living in institutions worldwide.

According to this report from Lumos, in 2010 there were more than 6,700 children living in institutions in Bulgaria. 

Целта на тази книжка е да обясни на децата какво да очакват през периода, когато институцията се затваря.

Целью этой книги является объяснить детям то, что их ожидает во время закрытия интерната.

The aim of this book is to explain to children what to expect during the time the institution in which they reside is closing.

This report provides a summary of work undertaken by Lumos - together with governmental authorities, international partners, local medical professionals and families - to ensure that all children born with hydrocephalus receive the life-saving treatment they need, and which is their fundamental human right. 

In this report, Lumos welcomes actions taken by the Republic of Moldova to prevent child abuse and exploitation during the period between 2011-2015.  Lumos further notes concern that the National Strategy on Child Protect

On estime que 32 000 enfants vivent dans des orphelinats en Haïti.

According to this report from Lumos, of the estimated 32,000 children who live in orphanages in Haiti, only 20 are percent orphans.

The quarterly dashboard summarizes the progress made by partners involved in the Lebanon Crisis Response and highlights trends a!ecting people in need.

This paper discusses how the economic rationale for investing in young children goes beyond improving quality of life during early childhood; it hinges on the belief that the benefits of these investments persist into school age and beyond.

This video from UNICEF illustrates the many threats children around the world face every day.

Better Volunteering Better Care (BVBC) responds to a blog by the Executive Director of the volunteer travel company IVHQ expressing his views about the benefits of orphanage volunteering.

This study examines the causal role that the source of income plays in reunification. 

Desde el año 2000, el Ranking anual sobre el Estado Mundial de las Madres se ha convertido en una herramienta fiable para mostrar en qué países les va mejor a las madres y sus bebés y dónde enfrentan las mayores dificultades. 

This video from The Guardian discusses how six weeks after the Calais migrant camp was demolished, unaccompanied minors were transferred around France and are still waiting to hear from the Home Office. 

This chapter discusses the practice of child circulation in Ghana.  

This study used the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect data to determine the representation of child maltreatment investigations for Asian-Canadian versus White-Canadian children involved in the child welfare system.

This study tests an intervention to improve child welfare outcomes for substance abusing families, specifically the probability of families achieving a stable (at least 12 months) reunification. 

According to this study, mothers who abuse substances are more likely to have impaired parenting and lose custody of their young children. 

This research examines the long-term stability of legally permanent adoptive and guardianship homes for former foster youth. 

Este documento discute el enfoque integral utilizado por Save the Children para promover la sinergia entre la autonomía personal y el desarrollo económico. 

This document discusses the comprehensive approach used by Save the Children to promote synergy between personal autonomy and economic development. 

This report reviews the maritime movements of asylum-seeking children across South East Asia and their experiences in countries of origin, transit and destination. 

This is a community violence informational document for youth.  It discusses the impact that community violence has had on the lives of young people and provides tips on how young people can look out for their safety. 

This document is a community violence checklist for youth.  It helps young people asses the level of community violence in their lives.

This is a joint statement issued by ACPF and the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children following the Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Ending Violence against children in Africa held in Addis Ababa, on September 29th and 30th, 2016.

This  paper is the investigation of the level of teachers’ preparedness and their ability to deal with learners from child headed households (CHHs) in their (learners) academic pursuits.

To meet the demand for high quality trainer's training programs in the group care sector, Fairstart Foundation designed an online education program for training groups of caregivers.

This article discusses literature on Reslient Therapy in addition to the results of research on how its use can be a positive tool for kinship care.  

Presentation by Linda Richter at the CCABA & IAS for the Meeting on Children and Especially Marginalized Populations on the 10-11th February 2010 in Geneva.

This document contains revised alternative care guidelines for Ethiopia.  It discusses how development intervention has shifted from a needs based approach to a rights based approach. 

This video is presented by Better Care Network and UNICEF. It features interviews with experts, including members of the Kenya Care Leavers Association explaining some of the negative impacts of institutionalization and highlighting their efforts to support young people who are transitioning out of care. 

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

This article aims to assess the relevance of Western youth development models to adolescents in institutional care in India.  The authors review three frameworks for positive youth development.

This document is an article focusing on the experiences of forced migrant youth aged 12 to 17 from Myanmar who have grown up as temporary residents along the northwest border of Thailand.  

This document is a report on the 2016 Online Survey of Unregistered Children’s Homes in Thailand. This report found that there are more than 200 unregistered children’s homes in Thailand that have an online presence, and the current registration requirements for private children’s homes in Thailand seem to be inadequate if Thailand aims to work towards implementation of the United Nations Alternative Care Guidelines.

This document contains the result of a survey taken in December 2014 of children’s homes located in Sangkhlaburi, Thailand.