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This report is aimed at outlining strategies for preventing and responding to violence in the lives of children. The report is intended for policy-makers and decision-makers who can carry out these strategies. The report includes descriptions of interventions that address interpersonal violence against children in several settings, including home and school, but not in the contexts of natural disasters or armed conflict. The six strategies featured in the report are: (1) supporting parents, caregivers and families; (2) helping children and adolescents manage risks and challenges; (3) changing…
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Delaying or refraining from seeking advice and support in difficult parenting situations is identified as an important risk factor for child abuse and neglect. This study tested whether the extent of delays in support seeking is associated with working alliance for parents with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) and whether the importance of working alliance may depend on parenting stress and availability of informal support. Delays in support seeking were measured as parental latency (time waited) to approach the support worker. This latency was assessed in the intended…
UK Aid Direct announced its commitment to family and community-based care for all children and not providing funding to orphanages and children's institutions. This page of its website outlines what types of programs and activities UK Aid Direct will not be funding, including orphanages. "Applications for the funding of orphanages or other residential children’s institutions are not accepted under UK Aid Direct. Children’s prospects are generally best served by family-based care – be it with their own families, extended families or qualified foster families. Consideration may be given to…
This report highlights the prevalence of different forms of violence against children. It is based on global figures and data from 190 countries. It analyses data compiled from different internationally comparable sources. The analysis examines various forms of interpersonal violence, defined as violent acts inflicted on children by another individual or a small group. It includes those mainly committed by caregivers and other family members, authority figures, peers and strangers, both within and outside the home. The focus of this report is low- and middle- income countries.
The first…
This report from Family for Every Child and partners summarises research on children’s reintegration that took place in Mexico, Moldova and Nepal from 2011 to 2014. The purpose of this research was to explore the experience and process of reintegration of separated boys and girls in a variety of contexts, speaking to children, their families and other stakeholders at different stages of the reintegration process. In total, 83 children were spoken to across the three contexts. These children included those in institutional care (Moldova), those living in small-scale residential care following…
Wendy McMahan, Director of Church Engagement for Food for the Hungry, shares a personal anecdote from her own family, illustrating the importance of family care.
The US child welfare system punishes people for living in poverty and disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous families, according to a new report produced by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. The failures of the system can haunt families for decades by limiting their employment opportunities and exacerbating a cycle of poverty that can trap successive generations in the child welfare net. Anthony Gale speaks to the report’s author, Hina Naveed, about reams of data and research she sifted through and the families she spoke with, along with her own personal…
Beginning in the early 1800s, the U.S. government set up and supported more than 400 boarding schools designed to extinguish Indigenous culture and assimilate young Native Americans into white society. The goal, in the words of one of the first school’s founders, was to “kill the Indian in him and save the man.”
The schools often required the children to take on English names and give up their style of clothing and hair, as well as their traditional languages, religions and cultural practices.
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The policies most relevant to children's psychological well-being have changed dramatically in the 3 decades following J. Bowlby's first seminal writings, but there continues to be a need for a strong connection between attachment theory and child care policies. This chapter examines that connection in relation to 3 main themes. First, we approach it from a historical perspective: We note the features that differentiate attachment theory from other theories of development, with particular reference to the implications for child care policies. Second, we outline some important…
This assessment examines shelter and community-based care models for victims of trafficking in Cambodia, and explores the best practices of service providers. It identifies gaps and challenges in support for survivors of trafficking, including children, and provides recommendations for improving services.