MEASURING SEPARATION IN EMERGENCIES: Concise Pilot Report Democratic Republic of Congo July-August 2014 - Population-Based Estimation Method

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian and Craig Spencer (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University), Anna Skeels (Save the Children)

This document provides a brief summary of the field testing of the population-based estimation method (or ‘estimation method’) in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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MEASURING SEPARATION IN EMERGENCIES: Concise Pilot Report Democratic Republic of Congo

Lindsay Stark, Beth Rubenstein, Hani Mansourian and Craig Spencer (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University), Anna Skeels (Save the Children)

This pilot summary document provides a brief summary of the field testing of the community-based surveillance method in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Orphanage Voluntourism In Nepal: What You Should Know

UNICEF Nepal

This short flyer from UNICEF Nepal answers the questions: What is orphanage voluntourism? Are the children in orphanages actually orphans? How can orphanage volunteering be harmful? Why is there greater risk following the 2015 earthquake? What are the risks to children of residing in orphanages? What is the solution for children that are genuine orphans? And how can you help children in Nepal?

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Effective Participation of Children and Young People in Alternative Care Settings: Guidance for Policy Makers

Carolyne Willow - The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

This guidance aims to raise awareness of the importance of children and young people in alternative care settings being able to make, influence and participate in decisions about their own lives, and other matters affecting them.

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Turning away from the public sector in children's out-of-home care: An English experiment

Nicky Stanley, Helen Austerberry, Andy Bilson, Nicola Farrelly, Shereen Hussein, Cath Larkins, Jill Manthorpe, Julie Ridley - Children and Youth Services Review

This paper reports on the evaluation of an English experiment which, for the first time, moved statutory social work support for children and young people in out-of-home care from the public to the private or independent sector.

Voices and choices: young people participating in inspections - Summary

Pam Hibbert - Consortium: Barnardo’s, First Key, National Children’s Bureau, Save the Children, Social Services Inspectorate and The Children’s Society

This report outlines the learning from a project aimed at involving care-experienced young people and the voluntary sector in the inspections of local authority children's services and identifies the added value of the approach and methods used.

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