La situación de niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección y cuidado de América Latina y el Caribe

Javier Palummo - UNICEF

Este trabajo pretende identificar los principales problemas que enfrentan los países de la región en relación al tema y desarrolla someramente algunos de los estándares de derechos humanos que deben ser observados, con el objetivo de contribuir sustancialmente a la adecuación de los sistemas de protección en lo que refiere a la utilización de la internación de los niños, niñas y adolescentes en las instituciones de protección.

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‘It was the best of times; it was the worst of times’: The impact of Covid-19 on families in the child protection process

Jadwiga Leigh - Qualitative Social Work

In this short editorial, the organization New Beginnings shares the stories of three of the families they work with who have wanted to explain what lockdown has meant for them during this peculiar time.

Determinants of implementing cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children: A case of Isiolo County, Kenya

Thomas Mugo Njeru and David Minja - International Academic Journal of Law and Society

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which government allocated financial resources, management procedures and stakeholders are major determinants of implementation of cash transfer program for orphans and vulnerable children in Isiolo County, Kenya.

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Whole Children, Whole Haiti: Inspiring stories of care, family, and advocacy for children in Haiti

Kristi Gleason, Amanda Cox, Delia Pop - Bethany Global and Hope and Homes for Children

This publication is presented in three parts. Part 1 discusses how seeing Haitian children as part of a complex and beautiful social system can inform best practices in child care reform. Part 2 highlights eight organizations working towards family-based care and the preservation of families and communities. Part 3 provides inspiration for collective action and transformation.

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Action Plan for improving child care with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016-2018 (Khmer)

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - Kingdom of Cambodia

This Action Plan for improving child care, with the target of safely returning 30 per cent of children in residential care to their families 2016 - 2018, was developed to support the implementation of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) Work Platform 2014–2018 and the Sub-Decree 119 on the Management of Residential Care Institutions, which was endorsed on 11 September 2015.

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