Revisión del gasto público asociado al cuidado de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala (2015 - 2019)

Changing the Way We Care

Este documento profundiza en la investigación de la inversión pública en aquellos programas o actividades en Guatemala que tienen como beneficiario final la niñez y adolescencia, separado de sus progenitores y que crece bajo el abrigo de una institución o de una familia extendida o sustituta.

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Georgi

Hope and Homes for Children

This video tells the story of Georgi, a boy born with Down's Syndrome in Bulgaria whose parents were told they wouldn't be able to care for him and were encouraged to place him in an orphanage. They placed him in an orphanage and were later supported by Hope and Homes for Children to have him returned to their care.

Primary and Secondary Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children in Ghana

UNICEF Ghana, Social Policy Research Institute (SPRI), National Development Planning Commission (NDPC)

This briefing paper - developed by UNICEF and the Social Policy Research Institute, in collaboration with the National Development Planning Commission - built on existing microdata, analyses of children’s vulnerabilities and specific phone survey data collected between March and June 2020. The paper outlines the primary and secondary impacts of COVID-19 on children in Ghana, including the impacts on vulnerable children such as children with disabilities, street-connected children, and children in residential care.

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Health Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on Families with Children with Disabilities Living in Three Communities in Lusaka

Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), St. Catherine’s University and SPOON

Catholic Medical Mission Board Zambia (CMMB), SPOON, and St. Catherine's University conducted this Health Impact Assessment (HIA) in Lusaka Province, Zambia, to understand the disparate impact that COVID-19 and the containment measures had on children with disabilities and their families. his two-phased assessment is designed to gather evidence about the impact through seven domains: COVID-19 knowledge and practices, food consumption, housing and livelihood, child safety and risk of separation, child health and wellness, parental and child stress, and education.

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What Helps? Mothers' and Children's Experiences of Community‐Based Early Intervention Programmes for Domestic Violence

Melanie McCarry, Lorraine Radford, Victoria Baker - Child Abuse Review

This article discusses findings from an evaluation of a pioneering early help service in North West England. This new service aimed to improve the safety and wellbeing of families (mothers and children) who were assessed as below the level of ‘high risk’ domestic violence and below the threshold for a child protection order.

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The family crisis migration stress framework: A framework to understand the mental health effects of crisis migration on children and families caused by disasters

Saskia R. Vos, Aaron Clark‐Ginsberg, Sofia Puente‐Duran, et al - New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

This article synthesizes relevant theories and models of disaster, migration, and family resilience in order to create a framework in which to organize the complex processes that occur within families as a result of migration and that affect the mental health of children.

Resilience and Outcomes of South African Girls and Boys Town Care-Leavers Over the First Six Years Out of Care

Lisa Dickens and Adrian van Breda - Girls and Boys Town South Africa In partnership with the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg

This report presents the latest findings from the Growth Beyond the Town Girls and Boys Town South Africa (GBTSA)/University of Johannesburg (UJ) joint partnership longitudinal research study. Presented are the findings from 150 participants who were interviewed as they disengaged from GBTSA, as well as the outcomes of many of these care-leavers that have been measured each year during follow-up interviews.

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The digital divide: The impact on the rights of care leavers in Scotland

Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh, Kenny McGhee and Dr Fern Gillon - CELCIS

This report shares the findings of a focused piece of research carried out in Scotland by CELCIS and partners at the University of Edinburgh. The aim of the research was to understand care leavers' experiences of digital exclusion before and during the COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland in 2020.

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Webinar: The digital divide - The impact on the rights of care leavers in Scotland

CELCIS

This webinar event launched the report 'The digital divide: The impact on the rights of care leavers in Scotland,' which shares the findings of a focused piece of research that sought to understand care leavers' experiences of digital exclusion before and during the COVID-19 restrictions in Scotland in 2020.