A population-level and longitudinal study of adolescent mothers and intergenerational maltreatment

Emily Putnam-Hornstein, Julie A. Cederbaum, Bryn King, Andrea L. Eastman and Penelope K. Trickett - American Journal of Epidemiology

The researchers in this study generated population-level estimates of the relationship between maternal history of maltreatment and next-generation abuse and neglect in teenage mothers in California, USA.

The Children (Amendment) Act, 2016

The Republic of Uganda

The Children (Amendment) Act of 2016 is an Act to amend the Children's Act Cap. 59 of Uganda to enhance the protection of children; to strengthen the provision for guardianship of children; to strengthen the conditions for intercountry adoption; to prohibit corporal punishment; to provide for the National Children Authority; repeal the National Council for Children Cap. 60 and to provide for other related matters. 

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Migration, Remittances and Nutrition Outcomes of Left-Behind Children: A National-Level Quantitative Assessment of Guatemala

Jason Davis, Noli Brazil - PLoS ONE

This investigation into economic migration of Guatemalan parents shows that the timing of migration events in relation to left-behind children’s ages has important, often negative and likely permanent, repercussions on the physical development of their children.

Building Social Connectedness: A Brief Guide for Practitioners Working with Children and Youth

Shirley Pendlebury - Synergos Institute

This brief guide: defines social isolation and social connectedness; explains why it is important to build social connectedness; outlines enabling policies; provides guidelines on how practitioners can support children and youth to build meaningful social connections.

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Social Connectedness Programme

Synergos Institute

This report describes the Social Connectedness Programme and the three strands of research that inform it. The report defines social connectedness and social isolation and explains the benefits of social connectedness.

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