Critical Analysis of the Process of Determination of the Age of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors in Spain

Alfonso Ortega Giménez & Lerdys Heredia Sánchez

The purpose of this article is to perform a critical analysis of the procedure for determining the age of unaccompanied foreign minors in Spain and the detrimental effects that may arise from establishing the legal status of these minors.

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Victimization and substance use among adolescents in residential child care

Sergio Fernández-Artamendi, Alba Águila-Otero, Jorge F. Del Valle, Amaia Bravo - Child Abuse & Neglect

The present study aimed to evaluate the specific impact of different forms of victimization on alcohol and cannabis use problems among adolescents in Residential Child Care (RCC) in Spain, attending to sex differences.

Construyendo un paquete básico de prestaciones para la primera infancia

Diálogo Interamericano

El Diálogo Interamericano y UNICEF han conformado una alianza orientada a fortalecer la construcción y la implementación de políticas integrales de la primera infancia basada en evidencia, en los países de la región. En esa línea, se convocó un Taller regional en Uruguay. Este documento presenta los principales elementos destacados y discutidos en la reunión y los aspectos en los cuales hay un mayor acuerdo entre los expertos participantes del taller.

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Putting Children at the Centre of Africa's Prevention and Response Strategies to COVID-19: A Call to Action

African Child Policy Forum

This call to action outlines several decisive and coordinated measures that all stakeholders are urged to take to ensure that children and families are protected from the immediate and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.