The transition to adulthood of young people leaving foster care is an important research topic. The results of many international studies show that care leavers are at high risk of social exclusion. In 2023, an amendment to the Act on foster care was introduced in Poland to increase the number of successful transitions into adulthood. The aim of the empirical study the authors undertook was to analyse the relevance of long-term care solutions implemented in Poland for children leaving foster care, from the perspective of professional caregivers of the process of becoming independent.…

… provide a legal right to review, it generally does not cover children placed with parental consent. 68. In January … provide a legal right to review, it generally does not cover children placed with parental consent. 68. In January …

… ensuring inter-agency participation. The assessment should cover all relevant sectors and geographical locations, … responsibilities and functions will not necessarily cover the broad range of activities that need to be … ensuring inter-agency participation. The assessment should cover all relevant sectors and geographical locations, …

The HIV and AIDS Hope Initiative is World Vision’s effort to increase and intensify responses to the AIDS pandemic in all of the more than 90 countries where World Vision operates.  The overall goal of the Hope Initiative is to reduce the global impact of AIDS on children, their families and communities through the enhancement and expansion of World Vision programs and partnerships focused on HIV prevention, care, and advocacy. This booklet summarizes the Hope Initiative strategies for the nine key areas of HIV and AIDS response on which World Vision focuses.  It is intended to…

In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/133, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, provides an overview of major initiatives and developments that sustain and scale up efforts to safeguard children’s freedom from violence and advance implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. She also outlines the immediate and longer-term impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on children’s protection and wellbeing, as well as the role of children as agents of change in…