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… isolation and mental health needs. Importantly, the COVID pandemic may mean parents’ support needs increasingly … isolation and mental health needs. Importantly, the COVID pandemic may mean parents’ support needs increasingly …
Child care and protection policies regulate the care of children, including the type of support and assistance to be offered, good practice guidelines for the implementation of services, standards for care, and adequate provisions for implementation. They relate to the care a child receives at and away from home.
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States and all organisations with child care programmes should have child care policies which are in line with national legislation and international law, e.g. the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). In line with the CRC, emphasis should be placed on the…
Poverty is a leading cause of child separation. Families may be torn apart by the stresses of trying to provide for their basic needs, and children may be abandoned or exploited for financial purposes. Household economic strengthening aims to reduce a family’s vulnerability to poverty, increase economic independence, and improve people’s ability to provide for their children.
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Economic strengthening alone will not prevent separation or protect children, and should form part of a comprehensive support package, including psychosocial work, community…