Outlines the critical issues for children associated with armed conflict. Includes recommended strategies for preventing child recruitment and promoting reintegration.

Examines child protection issues for young girls associated with armed groups. Provides comprehensive policy recommendations.

Training manual for a three-day course (targeted at care workers) on domestic violence. Focus on empowering battered women to find safety and regain control.

Briefing note advocating cash transfers in disaster relief, with a particular focus on operations in Sri Lanka and Indonesia following the tsunami in 2004.

This one-page document identifies some difficulties that youth face in leaving institutional care. Offers recommendations to assist financial, emotional, and educational preparation for emancipation.

Practical suggestions for supporting AIDS orphans in child-headed households based on experiences in Uganda. Includes lessons learned and key recommendations.

Describes and analyses abuse in institutional care using a case study of a home for girls in the developed world.

Guidelines for caregivers of children in emergency situations, with a focus on the role of play in childhood learning and development. Includes a comprehensive list of suggested activities.

A three-page document outlining how to recognize signs of abuse, including sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect.

A brief literature review of the key findings of academic research into the effects of institutional care for vulnerable children. Contains information on the negative effects of institutional care.