State Voices, Shared Goals: Family Strengthening at the National Family Summit 2025

Sandhyaa Mishra

India is advancing child protection reforms with a growing focus on ensuring children thrive in safe, nurturing families, supported by collaboration among government, civil society, communities, and families. Insights from the National Family Summit 2025 highlight how multi-level partnerships are driving family strengthening and family-based alternative care, while also charting a roadmap to overcome systemic challenges and sustain progress.

Trauma Competent Caregiving: A Pilot Examination of a Virtual Trauma-Informed Caregiver Training for Foster and Kinship Parents

Catelyn N. Smeyne, Julie Cooper, Carlie D. Trott & Anna K. Jockin

This study piloted a virtual trauma-informed caregiving curriculum, Trauma Competent Caregiving (TCC), to assess its acceptability and usefulness for foster and kinship caregivers in the United States. Despite high attrition, qualitative findings indicate that caregivers found the curriculum relevant and meaningful, though they noted challenges with time demands and called for broader access to similar evidence-based training.

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Resumen general de la campaña global para la reforma del cuidado de la niñez y adolescencia

U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Global Campaign on Children's Care Reform Working Group

En enero de 2025, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del Reino Unido lanzó una iniciativa audaz y visionaria: transformar la vida de la niñez y la adolescencia en todo el mundo para que todas las niñas, niños y adolescentes crezcan en el seno de una familia y estén protegidos de la violencia, la explotación y otras prácticas perjudiciales.

Campagne mondiale pour la réforme du système de prise en charge des enfants: aperçu

U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Global Campaign on Children's Care Reform Working Group

En janvier 2025, le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Royaume-Uni a lancé une initiative audacieuse et visionnaire : transformer la vie des enfants dans le monde entier afin que tous soient pris en charge dans leur famille et à l’abri de la violence, de l’exploitation et d’autres pratiques néfastes. Cet aperçu fournit un aperçu de la campagne et de la Charte mondiale, y compris la manière dont les pays peuvent la signer.

Carta global para la reforma del cuidado de la niñez y adolescencia

U.K. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and Global Campaign on Children's Care Reform Working Group

La Carta Global para la Reforma del Cuidado de la Niñez y Adolescencia es un llamado a los líderes mundiales para que actúen juntos para: respetar la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Niño y sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad; invertir en las familias, en las niñas, niños o adolescentes egresados del sistema de protección y servicios inclusivos; poner fin a la violencia contra la niñez y adolescencia y a las prácticas perjudiciales como el turismo en las instituciones

Charte mondiale pour la réforme de la prise en charge des enfants

U.K. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and Global Campaign on Children's Care Reform Working Group

La Charte mondiale pour la réforme de la prise en charge des enfants appelle les dirigeants mondiaux à agir ensemble pour: respecter la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant et la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées;
investir dans les familles, les enfants, les jeunes sortant de l’aide sociale et dans des services inclusifs; mettre fin à la violence à l’égard des enfants et aux pratiques néfastes telles que le tourisme dans les orphelinats

Community-level Social Welfare Workforce: Analysis on the state of play in nine countries

Save the Children

This report, based on a study across nine countries, examines how to strengthen the community-level social welfare workforce (CLSWW) as a vital but under-resourced part of national child protection systems. It calls for context-specific strategies that clearly define roles and competencies, build capacity, and align with local norms, mechanisms, and resources to enhance child protection outcomes.

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Nurturing the Spiritual Development of Children in the Early Years

Arigatou International

This Toolkit is designed to support parents, caregivers and educators to nurture the spiritual development of children in the early years. It provides critical tools and resources to better equip all those who would assist these key adults in children’s lives to create safe, loving, violence-free and respectful environments, strengthen their positive relationships with children, and provide empowering experiences that allow children to develop holistically.

Safe and Responsible Exit: Guidance for Organizations Divesting from Residential Care for Children

Kelley Bunkers and Sian Long, Maestral International, in collaboration with Eileen Ihrig and Lauren Oleykowski, CRS Senior Technical Advisors

The Safe and Responsible Exit Guidance developed by Catholic Relief Services provides a structured framework for organizations transitioning away from financial and technical support of residential care facilities. This guidance emphasizes ethical divestment that prioritizes child safety and supports ongoing care reform.

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