This article examines and discusses the designation of unaccompanied Chinese children as "Unaccompanied Alien Children" and the processes experienced in obtaining such designations.

The 21st ISPCAN Congress, entitled “Protecting our Children, Protecting our Future,” will be held in Calgary, Canada 28-31 August, 2016.

The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) will host the ISPCAN Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect in Calgary, Canada. The Congress will be held 28-31 August 2016 at the TELUS Convention Center, Calgary. It will be co-hosted with the University of Calgary. ISPCAN, Dr Jackie Sieppert, Faculty of Social Work Dean and Mark Hattori, Alberta Human Services Assistant Deputy Minister of Child and Family Services will co-chair the event.

This is an article from the U.S. Army touting Lithuanian and American service members who worked together to build a new fence, gate, and sign for an orphanage in Siauliai, Lithunia. 

Experts warn of a growing divide between women who were captured and children born to Boko Haram militants and the rest of the population.

This article examines how urban Congolese refugees in Kenya promote psychosocial well-being in the context of structural vulnerability. 

Following up on a mid-August story that a child bomber was used in recent attacks Turkey, this article from The Washington Post investigates how children are used by military actors. 

This article describes a study in which researchers explored the emotional and psychological health of China's left-behind children (LBC) by identifiying the differences in levels of happiness, self-esteem and anxiety between LBC and non-LBC. 

Civil society organizations and the National Children's Council (NCC) have appealed for more commitment and support to abandoned babies.

This study investigates the characteristics of men who act as primary caregivers of maltreated children.