As They Move: Child and Youth Experiences of Migration, Displacement and Return in Afghanistan

Zeudi Liew, Mark Gill, Lucy Hovil

The experience children and young people who migrated from their homes in Afghanistan – especially those who have been forced to return – can be described as a spiral of harm and neglect. For many, poverty and a desire to help their families drives them from their homes.

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Child Migrants In Family Immigration Detention in the US: An Examination of Current Pediatric Care Standards and Practices

MGH Center for Global Health, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, Harvard Global Health Institute

The study is the first analysis of the medical records of children as young as six months old and a median age of nine years old detained between June 2018 and October 2020 at Karnes County Family Residential Center in Texas. The report documents evidence of mental and physical harm relating to inadequate and inappropriate medical care experienced by children during prolonged detention.

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Pathways to Better Protection: Taking Stock of the Situation of Children in Alternative Care in Europe and Central Asia

UNICEF

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in alternative care and in adoption in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) based on available data from TransMonEE, as well as other sources such as MICS, DataCare and the Conference of European Statisticians (CES). It marks the first analysis of data on children in alternative care by the UNICEF ECA Regional Office since the publication of the ‘At home or in a home’ report in 2010, highlighting the developments and challenges in collecting and reporting data on children in alternative care and adoption and summarises recommendations derived from recent data review initiatives.

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Prevalence of Girl and Boy Child Marriage Across States and Union Territories in India, 1993–2021: a Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

Jewel Gausman, Rockli Kim, Akhil Kumar, Shamika Ravi, S V Subramanian

In this study, the authors aim to present a systematic description of the trends in child marriage in girls and boys aged 20–24 years in India and its 36 states and Union Territories between 1993 and 2021.

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Family Matters Report 2023

Family Matters Leadership Group, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, Monash University (Health and Social Care Unit), Dr. Nicole Schlesinger

Family Matters reports focus on what the Australian government is doing to turn the tide on over-representation and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

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‘I Actually Know that Things will Get Better’: The Many Pathways to Resilience of LGBTQIA+ Youth in Out-of-Home Care

Rodrigo González-Álvarez, Mijntje ten Brummelaar, Samar Orwa, Mónica López López

Using in-depth interviews, the present study aims to illuminate the resilience experiences of 13 LGBTQIA+ young people in out-of-home care in the Netherlands.

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Supporting Integration: A Toolkit for Practitioners Working with Children and Young People on the Move

Family for Every Child

The ‘Supporting Integration’ toolkit documents and shares good practice guidance for practitioners working with child migrants. The toolkit was developed as part of a three year project which involved research into the integration of children moving from the Middle East to Europe, and aims to enhance integration support and services, ensuring that children and young people are provided with a care that fosters their development and well-being.

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