Outcomes for Children Looked After by Local Authorities in England, as at 31 March 2013

Department for Education, UK

This document is a statistical first release issued by the Department for Education in England that provides national and local authority level information on the outcomes for children who have been looked after continuously for at least 12 months at 31 March 2013. Outcomes reported include educational attainment, special educational needs (SEN), health and wellbeing, offending, substance misuse and exclusions from school.

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Child Protection Australia 2011-12

Australian Government - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This document is the 16th annual report on child protection in Australia. The report includes detailed statistical information on child protection services provided on the state and territory level as well as demographic and background information on the children receiving services.

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Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family

United Nations General Assembly

A brief revised draft resolution from the UN General Assembly on the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and its recognition of the continued importance of “giving due consideration to advancing family policy development in the ongoing discussion on the post-2015 development agenda.”

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Celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014

United Nations General Assembly Economic and Social Council

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/136. The report focuses on the initiatives and activities by Member States and other relevant stakeholders in observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family, at all levels, and on recent family policy developments.

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Joint General Recommendation/General Comment No. 31 of the CEDAW and No. 18 of the CRC on Harmful Practices

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women & Committee on the Rights of the Child

This Joint General Recommendation from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is aimed at clarifying the obligations of States to these Conventions regarding “harmful practices.”

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Parents Make the Difference IRC Research Brief

Amanda Sim, Research Evaluation & Learning Unit, International Rescue Committee

This research brief provides an overview of an impact evaluation of the “Parents Make the Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and research partners at Duke University. The “Parents Make the Difference” program is a parenting intervention aimed at promoting the well-being of children in post-conflict Liberia.

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Parents Make the Difference: Findings from a Randomized Impact Evaluation of a Parenting Program in Rural Liberia

Amanda Sim, Eve Puffer, Eric Green, Rhea Chase, John Zayzay, Eduardo Garcia-Rolland and Laura Boone - International Rescue Committee

This report presents the findings from an evaluation of the “Parents Make a Difference” program, conducted by the International Rescue Committee and research partners at Duke University. The Parents Make a Difference program is an intervention that serves families in post-conflict, Lofa County, Liberia.

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Joint Memorandum: Community Living for All - The Need to Provide Clarity in Thematic Conditionality 10

NUI Galway, Lumos, European Foundation Centre, The Equal Rights Trust, AGE Platform Europe, European Disability Forum

This joint memo was issued by a group of European organizations to clearly state their belief that the draft language on community living in the proposed EU Structural Funds Regulations should be amended to enhance the effect and to better advance the rights of children, persons with disabilities, and older people.

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