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Welcome to the Better Care Network

The website is a vital source of information for people working on issues related to children who lack adequate family care. The website library contains over 900 research, policy and programme resources related to the care and protection of vulnerable children. The library is searchable by region, country or specific topics.

BCN Webinar on the Guidelines for Alternative Care Available! 

On May 2, 2012, in preparation of the Family Strengthening and Alternative Care Conference for Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa in Dakar, Senegal, BCN and the regional planification committee convened experts and practitioners to present and discuss the efforts to implement the Guidelines for the Alternative Care in the region. Watch this video for presentations, country level experiences, and discussions on the pressing issues facing implementation in the region.

BCN's Newest Working Paper Now Available!

ENABLING REFORM: Why supporting children with disabilities must be at the heart of successful child care reform

The Better Care Network and EveryChild are pleased to introduce the latest paper in the Better Care Network working paper series: Enabling Reform.  The paper provides a clear agenda for action for reversing the neglect of childhood disability in child care reform and points towards several key policy recommendations.  Check it out here!

Library of Documents

Examples of child care legislation, protection policies, tools and statistics.
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Resources on social support programmes designed to maintain family unity.
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Tools to adequately support and assess a child in care.
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Resources on promoting and developing family and community based care.
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Resources on the protection of vulnerable children in an emergency.
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Literature on threats to children and families and relevant responses.
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