Factors associated with child neglect in Indonesia: Findings from National Socio-Economic Survey
This study aimed to identify the factors that affect the incidence rate of neglected children in Indonesia by considering the household effect.
Exploring the declining rates of state social work intervention in an English local authority using Family Group Conferences
This article draws on national data and quantitative data from a study of ‘City’, a local authority in the north of England with a large Family Group Conference service.
Meeting the Costs of Family Care: Household Economic Strengthening to Prevent Children’s Separation and Support Reintegration - A Resource Guide
This resource guide aims to assist program designers, funders, and implementers to select and incorporate appropriate and effective household economic strengthening (HES) measures into programs to preserve or reestablish family care for children.
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Recovery from Severe Deprivation: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project
The purpose of this presentation is to summarize findings from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP) - the only randomized, controlled trial of foster care (FC) as an alternative to institutional care ever conducted - regarding psychopathology and competence through age 12 years.
Children in care: Where do children entering care at different ages end up? An analysis of local authority administrative data
This paper explores the usefulness of undertaking a longitudinal analysis of these data at local authority level to determine the care pathways for children entering care, differentiating by age at entry.
Keeping the Promise: Ending Violence Against Children by 2030
This report from the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children outlines the impacts of violence against children and proposes recommendations for safeguarding the right of every child to protection from all forms of violence.
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Country Care Review: Myanmar
This country care review highlights the care-related Concluding Observations from the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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General comment No. 24 (2019) on children’s rights in the child justice system
This general comment from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child addresses children's rights in the child justice system. The general comment notes several concerns and recommendations regarding the deprivation of liberty of children, including the consideration of the child's best interests, the need to promote successful reintegration of children, and the recognition of the harm caused by deprivation of liberty.
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Stories Less Told: Parenting Strengths and Family-of-Origin Experiences amongst Parents Involved with Child Protective Services
Based on semi-structured interviews with parents involved with child protective services (CPS), this study explored these parents’ self-identified parenting strengths in light of their family-of-origin experiences.
Foundling and Abandoned Children in Palestine
This study addressed foundling and abandoned children in the Palestinian society as a multi-dimensional phenomenon.