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WHAT: A set of standards on the process of a child or young person entering care, being cared for, and leaving care, based primarily on the views of children, families, and caregivers. It includes case studies, guidelines for care placements, and warning signs that care standards are not being met.
WHO: For all those affected by out of home care, i.e. children, families, caregivers, and the professionals/authorities involved in organizing care.
WHERE: The guidelines are written for European contexts;…
… the current system of medical and social services does not cover the costs of transportation, temporary accommodation, … the same investment and that resources currently used to cover residential care of about 700 children would be sufficient to cover family and community-based care for over 33,000 …
… provided that the source is acknowledged in full. Cover photo: Velija Hasanbegovic, Save the Children … on protection of personal data. Data Sources We intend to cover the Balkans route which includes the territories of … and social assistance, as warranted by law, and declare to cover rent and other related costs at their own expenses. …
A guideline used by a foster placement pilot project in Moldova. Topic covered include criteria for the applicants, approval of foster parents, reviews and termination of approval, register of foster parents and others with whom a child is placed, case records for foster parents and others with whom a child is placed, retention and confidentiality of records, conditions of placements, supervision of placements, control of placements, termination of placements, emergency and immediate placements, the rights and obligations of foster families and children placed with foster parents,…
… All photos were taken with informed consent. Cover photo © World Vision / Jon Warren. Children at a rural … All photos were taken with informed consent. Cover photo © World Vision / Jon Warren. Children at a rural …
The child’s right to be heard is a cornerstone of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children growing up outside of their natural families particularly often find themselves in situations where this right should be fulfilled. In Russia, the child’s participation in decision-making at the time of their separation from their parents, and during their stay in the children’s homes, is often overlooked by both static monitoring and academic studies. In our study we raise the following research questions: To what extent is the right of a child separated from his or her natural parents to…
… Most respondents argued that care should be extended to cover young people until they reach at least 20 years of age, … by Tania Inowlocki Design and layout by Blanka Latka Cover photo by fotolia.com, Andriy Petrenko Photography … Most respondents argued that care should be extended to cover young people until they reach at least 20 years of age …
… development process and their diversification, in order to cover the entire spectrum of children’s special needs, and to … development process and their diversification, in order to cover the entire spectrum of children’s special needs, and to …
Abstract
The subject of investigation in this study has been made the principles of foster care with the necessary and concise presentation of the assumptions and solutions of foster care as such. The principles of foster care have been collected and described, which constitute a kind of catalog necessary to include in practice foster care to the fullest extent possible. These are the following principles: the welfare of the child and the family covered by foster care, subsidiarity of foster care, temporary foster care, priority of foster care over institutional care, the use of foster…
Data coverage
The 2006 version of the database contains 146 economic and social indicators divided into ten different topics. In some cases, absolute data are available in addition to calculated rates. Data generally covers the period 1989-2004/5.
Data sources
Most data are collected directly from national statistical offices using a standardized template. Additional data are also obtained from other international organizations or are calculated by UNICEF IRC. Data may therefore not correspond to those in other UNICEF publications.
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