This paper analyses how social support enhances family resilience in kinship foster families by involving the families in an educational group programme. 

Key findings on the state of the United Kingdom’s foster care system by The Fostering Network note that although most foster carers say they want to continue caring for children, only 55% say that they would recommend it to others.

Key findings on the state of the United Kingdom’s foster care system by The Fostering Network note that although most foster carers say they want to continue caring for children, only 55% say that they would recommend it to others. 

Delphine Moralis discusses the 10,000 refugee children that have gone missing in the EU.

The Bulgaria Country Fact Sheet provides short details on the state of institutional care in Bulgaria.

Many young people rely on their parents when they transition into adulthood.  Young people transitioning out of alternative care rarely have that option. 

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.  

The topic of this webinar is child and youth participation in monitoring and evaluation. This video provides a brief context of child participation and participatory methods. 

In this Ethiopia Child Protection Fact Sheet, UNHCR provides the main child protection highlights, issues, and trends for 2014 to 2016.  

In this video from The Dr. Phil Show, Dr. Phil discusses the foster care crisis in the U.S. and the negative impact over-reliance on foster care can have on children and families.

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.

Extracting on chronologic data, this book discusses the politics and practice of intercountry adoption starting with the state international adoption to in the 1950s continuing to present-day adoption practice and protections.

This Country Fact Sheet from Belgium contains short facts on care and institutionalization in Belgium. 

According to this article from Forced Migration Review, when the majority of aid comes from external sources, it can cause those who receive the aid to feel powerless. 

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.

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 and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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 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 and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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

This report examines what family means to children and adults in the following countries: Brazil, India, Guyana, South Africa, Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Kenya.  The storytellers use evidence from 59 short films made using digital storytelling technique.

This report from UNICEF discusses the state of world’s children and points out that when it comes to the development and survival of children, odds are stacked against those from the poorest and most disadvantaged households.

This book published jointly by FAO, UNICEF, and Oxford University Press presents the findings from evaluations of the Transfer Project, a cash transfer project undertaken in the following sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.  It concludes that cash transfers are becoming a key means for social protection in developing countries. 

This article discusses the major population displacement that unfolded in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin.

This report includes a literature, evidentiary, and policy review of social protection in the Eastern and Southern African Region.

This briefing highlights the burdens children affected by HIV and AIDS face

This report evaluates the efficacy of community based organisations and discusses the need for the evaluation of community based care for children living in HIV communities.

A video campaign on family based care that is being displayed in a major chain of cinemas in Indonesia. The video contains a message on the importance of family based care for children by representatives of all religious leaders and the Ministry of Social Affairs. 

This video highlights the importance of keeping children with families.

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.