Parenting interventions to prevent violence against children in low- and middle-income countries in East and Southeast Asia: A systematic review and multi-level meta-analysis

Amalee McCoy, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Frances Gardner - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of parenting interventions in preventing violence against children.

They ask for protection: An exploratory study into experiences with violence among unaccompanied refugee children in Dutch reception facilities

A. E. Zijlstra, M. C. Menninga, E. C. C. van Os, M. E. Kalverboer - Child Abuse & Neglect

This qualitative study explores the experiences of unaccompanied children with regard to violence in reception facilities in the Netherlands from the perspective of the children.

Prevalence of child maltreatment in the Netherlands: An update and cross-time comparison

Sheila R. van Berkel, Mariëlle J. L. Prevoo, Mariëlle Linting, Fieke D. Pannebakker, Lenneke R. A. Alink - Child Abuse & Neglect

The third Netherlands’ Prevalence study of Maltreatment of children and youth (NPM-2017) provides an update of the current prevalence rates of child maltreatment and of changes in its prevalence over the last 12 years. In addition, risk factors for child maltreatment and its co-occurrence with domestic violence were investigated.

Survivors’ lived experiences of posttraumatic growth after institutional childhood abuse: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Grace Sheridan & Alan Carr - Child Abuse & Neglect

The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in adult survivors of institutional childhood abuse in Ireland.

Emotional and behavioural status and associated factors of children aged 11-16 years in children’s homes in Gampaha Probationary Division

Shamila Manori & Pushpa Lalani Jayawardana - Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka

The purpose of this study is to describe the emotional and behavioural status and the associated factors among inmates aged 11-16 years of children’s homes in the Gampaha Probationary Division of Sri Lanka.

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Assessing caregiver usability of the National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster and Adoptive Parents

Amy M. Salazar - Children and Youth Services Review

This study summarizes findings from caregiver usability tests, and provides a wide variety of caregiver-generated suggestions for improving foster and adoptive caregiver training curricula that are applicable to all caregiver training efforts.

National Responses to Adjust Child Protection Systems (COVID 19)

UNICEF Europe and Central Asia

UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) designed a brief online survey to take stock of what national authorities are doing to adjust national child protection systems and services in the wake of COVID 19. This report aims to synthesizes the responses across the region; support national and international child protection agencies, organizations and authorities to identify promising practices, challenges, risks and opportunities; and promote exchange of experience and practices across the region and globally.

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An Exploration of Childhood and Childcare for 0–3 year olds in Coastal Kenya: An ethnographic deep-dive and quantitative study

Saul Parker & Sophie Dollar - The Kays Foundation

This research debrief includes the qualitative and quantitative findings from a study of parenting attitudes and practices in coastal Kenya that set out to cast new light on the First 1,000 Days, understanding this life-stage from the vantage point of families and communities. This study has been carried out with the sole purpose of bringing new insights on early childhood and childcare to the EC community, to help improve support for and services to 0–3 year olds.

Guide de Réflexion Pour Le Terrain: Approches Au Niveau Communautaire De La Protection De L'enfance Dans L'action Humanitaire

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Ce Guide de réflexion pour le terrain vise à favoriser un engagement communautaire plus authentique dans le déroulement des actions humanitaires de protection de l’enfance.

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Increasing Resilience in Youth and Families: YAP’s Wraparound Advocate Service Model

Dorienne J. Silva, Caroline M. Petrilla, Diana Matteson, Seamus Mannion & Stacy L. Huggins - Child & Youth Services

In this article, a team of practitioners explores the basis, implementation, research base, and future application of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP)’s dual-prong service model in building resilience in youth and families in the U.S., providing comprehensive, community-based services as an alternative to institutionalization for youth and young adults with complex needs and challenges.

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Key Considerations for Children and Their Caregivers During Quarantine, Isolation and Hospitalization Due to COVID-19

Save the Children, Government of Canada, and UNICEF

This guidance - written in English and Burmese - has been designed to ensure the care of children affected by COVID-19 in Myanmar due to either the child or caregiver requiring medical care in the home, community or health facility.

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“Several times I have asked the judge to get my children back”: 10 years of foster care complaints at the Flemish Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner

Lieselot De Wilde & Bruno Vanobbergen - Child & Family Social Work

Based on an analysis of 342 complaints concerning foster care reported to the Flemish Office of the Children's Rights Commissioner, the authors of this paper analysed which “alarming situations” are reported and highlight a number of pressing concerns from the perspective of parents.

New York State of Mind: Parental Incarceration and Children's Visitation in New York State

Mia Anne Polizzotto - Family Court Review

This Note proposes a model New York state statute that will recognize the importance of children's visitation with incarcerated parents, implement “child friendly” visitation programs, facilitate training for prison staff, and provide transportation for children in major cities to the prison facilities.

Availability of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Areas of High Foster Care Increases

Robin Ghertner, Emily Madden, and Gilbert Crouse - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Parental opioid use disorder (OUD) is a risk factor for the maltreatment of children and placement into foster care. This brief explores the availability of opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in U.S. counties experiencing different increases in foster care entry rates.

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Predictors of foster youths’ participation in their Transitional Independent Living Plan (TILP) development: Calling for collaborative case plan decision-making processes

Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, Jenna Powers, Nathanael J. Okpych, Mark E. Courtney - Children and Youth Services Review

This study uses a representative sample of foster youth to investigate youth-level and county-level predictors of youths’ roles in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development and satisfaction with the care decision meetings.

Socioeconomic deprivation and social capital in kinship carers using a helpline service

Emily P. Taylor, Simona Di Folco, Melanie Dupin, Heather Mithen, Luis Wen, Lilian Rose, Kirsty Nisbet - Child & Family Social Work

Using routine data from a kinship care helpline service, this study employed a mixed‐method analysis of the association between socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors reported by kinship carers in the UK and explored social capital in kinship families.

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Maternal AIDS Orphans and the Burden of Parenting in Youth-headed Households; Implications for Food Security in Impoverished Areas of South Africa

Ephodia Sebola, Busisiwe Ntuli, Sphiwe Madiba - The Open Public Health Journal

This study explored the parenting experiences of orphaned youth heading households in resource-constrainted environments.

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Documenting Children in Alternative Care Services: Transitional Spaces Between ‘Being Spoken for’ and ‘Speaking for Oneself’

Elisabetta Biffi & Chiara Carla Montà - Documentation in Institutional Contexts of Early Childhood

This paper, by drawing on the different meanings held by documentation in ECEC contexts, in terms of viewing it as ‘equipped with agentic power’ (Alasuutari and Kelle 2015) reflects on the meanings of (pedagogical) documentation in alternative care settings, as a transitional space between ‘being spoken for’ and ‘speaking for oneself’, in light of a rights-based and pedagogical framework.

Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hubei Province, China

Xinyan Xie, BA; Qi Xue, MPH; Yu Zhou, BA; et al - JAMA Pediatrics

This study investigated depressive and anxiety symptoms among students in Hubei province, China, which can help optimize interventions on the mental health of children for stakeholders in all countries affected by COVID-19.

Creating a better kinship environment for children in Ghana: Lessons from young people with informal kinship care experience

Alhassan Abdullah, Ebenezer Cudjoe, Esmeranda Manful - Child & Family Social Work

There is little empirical evidence on how to improve the well‐being and safety of children in informal kinship care in Ghana. Thus, this study reports findings from in‐depth interviews with 15 young people, 18 to 23 years, from Banda—an ethnic group where informal kinship care is an accepted cultural practice.

Anexă la Nota tehnică inter-instituțională privind Protecția Copiilor În Perioada Pandemiei De Covid-19: Copiii Și Îngrijirea Alternativă

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

Acest document de însoțire a Notei tehnice inter-instituționale privind Protecția copiilor în perioada pandemiei de COVID-19: Copiii și îngrijirea alternativă oferă sfaturi utile pentru promovarea implicării și participării tuturor părților interesate, care este esențială pentru asigurarea continuității serviciilor pentru copii.

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A Study and Analysis of the Treatment of Mexican Unaccompanied Minors by Customs and Border Protection

Kiera Coulter, et al - Journal on Migration and Human Security

This article draws from surveys of 97 recently deported Mexican unaccompanied alien children (UAC), which examine their experiences with US immigration authorities. The study finds that Mexican UAC are detained in subpar conditions, are routinely not screened for fear of return to their home countries or for human trafficking, and are not sufficiently informed about the deportation process.

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Organisational Governance and Accountability Checklist: Transitioning Models of Care Supplementary Assessment Tool

Better Care Network

The Organizational Governance and Accountability Checklist is designed to help determine whether an organisation providing residential care services, and the principal donor (where the principal donor represents an entity), have sufficient governance and accountability structures in place to mitigate, manage and address risks or issues that may arise in the course of transitioning the model of care.

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Anexo de la Nota Técnica Interagencial sobre la Protección de los Niños Durante la Pandemia de Covid 19: Los Niños y Niñas y el Cuidado Alternativo

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

Este documento acompaña a la Nota Técnica Interagencial sobre la Protección de los Niños y Niñas durante la Pandemia de COVID-19: Los niños y niñas y el cuidado alternativo y ofrece consejos útiles para promover el involucramiento y la participación de todas las partes interesadas, lo cual es fundamental para mantener la continuidad de los servicios para los niños y niñas.

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La Protection Des Enfants Durant La Pandémie De COVID-19: Les enfants et la protection de remplacement

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

Cette fiche technique vise à soutenir les praticiens de la protection de l’enfance et les responsables gouvernementaux dans leur réponse immédiate aux problèmes de protection des enfants qui risquent d’être séparés de leur famille ou qui sont placés sous protection de remplacement durant la pandémie de COVID-19.

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حماية الأطفال خلال جائحة كوفيد-19 الأطفال والرعاية البديلة

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

ف هذه المذكرة التقنية إلى دعم أخصائيي حماية الطفل الممارسين والمسؤولين الحكوميين في استجابتهم الفورية لمخاوف حماية الطفل التي يواجهها الأطفال المعرضون لخطر الانفصال

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Perlindungan Anak Selama Pandemi COVID-19 Anak dan Pengasuhan Alternatif

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

Tujuan dari Catatan Teknis ini adalah untuk membantu praktisi perlindungan anak dan pejabat pemerintah dalam respons seketika mereka terhadap permasalahan perlindungan anak yang dihadapi anak yang berisiko terpisah [dari orang tua] atau dalam pengasuhan alternatif selama pandemi Covid-19.

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Proteção de crianças e adolescentes durante a pandemia de COVID-19 Crianças, adolescentes e cuidados alternativos

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

O objetivo desta Nota Técnica é auxiliar os representantes governamentais e os profissionais que atuam na proteção da criança e do adolescente em sua resposta imediata às preocupações relativas à proteção de crianças e adolescentes que estão em risco de separação ou sob cuidados alternativos durante a pandemia de COVID-19.

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În Perioada Pandemiei de COVID-19: Copiii și îngrijirea alternativă

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

Scopul acestei Note Tehnice este de a sprijini specialiștii din domeniul protecției copilului și funcționarii Guvernului în a reacționa imediat la îngrijorările privind protecția copilului, cu care se confruntă copiii expuși riscului de a fi separați de familie sau cei aflați în îngrijire alternativă în perioada pandemiei de COVID-19.

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ЗАЩИТАДЕТЕЙВОВРЕМЯ ПАНДЕМИИ COVID-19: Детии альтернативныйуход

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

The aim of this Technical Note is to support child protection practitioners and government officials in their immediate response to the child protection concerns faced by children who are at risk of separation or in alternative care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Protección De La Niñez y Adolescencia Durante La Pandemia Del COVID-19: Los niños y niñas y el cuidado alternativo

Better Care Network, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and UNICEF and Inter-agency Task Force

El objetivo de esta Nota Técnica es apoyar a los profesionales de la Protección de la Niñez y Adolescencia y los funcionarios del gobierno en su respuesta inmediata a los problemas que enfrenta la Protección de la Niñez y Adolescencia en lo que respecta a los niños y niñas en riesgo de separación o en cuidado alternativo durante la pandemia de la COVID-19.

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Guía de ayuda para padres y cuidadores para ayudar a las familias a enfrentar la enfermedad Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Este recurso lo ayudará a comprender cómo el brote de una enfermedad infecciosa podría afectar a su familia, tanto física como emocionalmente, y lo que puede hacer para ayudar a su familia a sobrellevarlo.

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