ISPCAN in partnership with Italian country partner, CISMAI, will be hosting the 2021 European Congress in the Rimini Convention Center. The event has been postponed from its original dates (June 22-24, 2020) to June 2021. 

The 3rd International Young Carers Conference will build on the conclusions from the 2nd International Conference and will reflect on the concrete actions required to enable young carers to reach their full potential.

ICB is presently receiving manuscripts for their September 2021, March 2022 and September 2022 issues, which aim to include research contributions along relevant subjects within Alternative Care in South Asia.

Families Thrive brings together the latest research on child development, brain biology, and the impact of trauma on development to help young people, parents, caregivers and professionals understand and respond to youth and their caretakers in ways that increase engagement and the likelihood of healthy developmental outcomes. This training is offered as a virtual course scheduled for 3.5 hours each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between January 6 through February 19, 2021.

ICEB invites research studies, legal and human rights-based perspectives, mental health frameworks, and innovative practices in support, training and development for caregivers in alternative care settings, as well as good practices/models in the South Asian region. 

This free six week online course is available to anyone with a responsibility for responding to the care and protection needs of unaccompanied and separated children and young people and it has been adapted to include working in the COVID-19 context.

The Global Studies of Childhood journal is soliciting an interdisciplinary collection of articles exploring a range of fields concerned with promoting wellbeing and education outcomes amongst children who have experienced separation from their family and may also have experience of a (re-)integration process into family and/or community life.

The International Centre: researching child sexual exploitation, violence and trafficking (IC) at the University of Bedfordshire in the UK are seeking to appoint an influencing and communications consultant - who has an awareness of international children’s rights policy and practice - to undertake a mapping of key stakeholders and develop a communication and influencing strategy and action plan for a project addressing child sexual abuse and exploitation.

UNICEF Philippines is seeking a Child Protection Officer to support the planning, implementation and monitoring of child care programmes at national and sub-national level

Join this call to hear about the results of the Global Philanthropy Project (GPP)’s second-phase survey of the leading government, multilateral, and philanthropic funders of global LGBTI issues.