Guidelines on Best Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services – An Examination of 13 Projects in PEPFAR-Supported Countries

Anastasia J. Gage, Mai Do, and Donald Grant - MEASURE Evaluation

This document examines 13 projects serving HIV services to adolescents in PEPFAR-supported countries and provides a set of guidelines on best practices for adolescent and youth-friendly HIV programs. 

File

A Movement to Transform Foster Parenting

Annie E. Casey Foundation

This report explores ways for public agencies to ensure that children receive the care they need by enlisting more volunteers to step forward as foster parents and by encouraging the extraordinary individuals who have already answered the call to continue their commitment to care. The report identifies three major themes for engaging and empowering foster parents: ensuring quality caregiving for children; forging strong relationships; and, finding and keeping more amazing caregivers.

File

INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children

Alexander Butchart, Susan Hillis & Angela Burton (Ed.) - World Health Organization & United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

INSPIRE is an evidence-based resource for everyone committed to preventing and responding to violence against children and adolescents. It represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help countries and communities intensify their focus on the prevention programmes and services with the greatest potential to reduce violence against children. 

A study of associations among attachment patterns, maltreatment, and behavior problem in institutionalized children in Japan

Emiko Katsuradaa, Mitsue Tanimukaib, Junko Akazawa - Child Abuse & Neglect

The present study investigates the relationships among children's history of maltreatment, attachment patterns, and behavior problems in Japanese institutionalized children. 

Why we must make sure that all children count: #ChildrenCount17 Supporter Toolkit

Lumos, Global Alliance for Chidren, Comic Relief

This online advocacy tool shares a multitude of social media graphics to be used and shared in promotion of the #ChildrenCount17 campaign. The campaign intends to bring attention to data gaps on vulnerable children living outside traditional family environments and bring together key actors to come up with a solution to ensure all children are counted. 

Africa Expert Consultation on Violence against Children in All Care Settings

Better Care Network & African Child Policy Forum, with support from CRS, Family for Every Child, Hope and Homes for Children and Save the Children

On 21-22 June 2017, the African Child Policy Forum and Better Care Network - with the support of Catholic Relief Services, Family for Every Child, Hope and Homes for Children and Save the Children - convened 40 leaders representing child rights bodies, regional economic communities, national governments and civil society in Nairobi, Kenya for the Africa Expert Consultation: Violence Against Children in All Care Settings. 

File