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Orphanage Trafficking, in which children are recruited and trafficked into institutions for the purpose of financial profit and other forms of exploitation, is one form of institution related trafficking of children. In recent years, the issue has gained global attention, shedding light on the exploitation of vulnerable children for profit. The webinar aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of orphanage trafficking worldwide, to examine the underlying factors contributing to the phenomena and to explore its impacts on children.…
Are you interested in children's rights? Apply for this exciting internship opportunity at the ISS International Reference Centre for the rights of children deprived of their family (ISS/IRC).
ISS/IRC aims to promote a better respect of the rights of children deprived of their family or at risk of being so. Its activities are based on questions linked to child protection systems and alternative care …
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Foster carers are increasingly being asked to care for a parent and their child during care proceedings, and to contribute towards the assessment of parenting capacity. This type of arrangement is complex, involving different tasks and responsibilities.
This course will consider the foster carer's key role in providing parent and child arrangements and ensuring successful outcomes for children. It will also provide clarity about the role of the agency and the supervising social worker in monitoring, reviewing, evaluating and supporting foster carers, whilst making certain…
The Care Leaders Council invites applications from passionate care-experienced advocates to join our global network of advocates championing the rights of care-experienced people and children without parental care.
The CLC is committed to driving positive change through research, training, policy advocacy, and socio-economic empowerment initiatives.
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Deadline is May 22, 2024
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Le Care Leaders Council souhaite recevoir des candidatures d’ardents défenseurs…
Time: 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM EDT
Please mark your calendars for a unique side event hosted by World Health Organization (WHO), End Corporal Punishment and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
We will be addressing the urgent need of abolishing corporal punishment in child (juvenile) justice systems globally. Join us as we delve into the latest research, assess progress, and share insights from diverse country experiences.
Your presence is crucial in our joint endeavour to uphold the rights of every child. We eagerly anticipate your attendance at our side event.…
The Institute for Professional Development (IPD) at Long Island University, Brooklyn announces its second annual colloquium The Psychological Impact of Displacement: Intervention, Research, and Policy Implications. This remote colloquium will be held on 17 May 2024, 1 - 3 p.m. EST.
The colloquium reflects recent findings on global forced displacement as released June 2023 in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Global Trends Report. The report discusses how the number…
Disability Rights International, as part of the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalisation (GC-DI), organized a series of thematic workshop on the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies.
Session 2 is entitled "Equal Rights, Diverse Needs: Protections for children and women with disabilities and other high-risk groups under the UN Guidelines on deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies".
The webinar took place on 30 April 2024 and focused on Chapter IV of the Guidelines: Deinstitutionalization grounded in the dignity and…
Supporting Mental Wellbeing in Children, Families and Communities - Approaches from Three Continents
In this episode Amanda Griffith of Family for Every Child is joined by representatives of three member organisations who are working to support children's mental health and wellbeing across three continents.
Omattie Madray, Managing Director of ChildLinK, in Guyana, Chaste Uwihoreye, Country Director at Uyisenga Ni Imanzi in Rwanda and Rita Panicker, Director of Butterflies, in India.
The panel discussed how mental wellbeing is a topic that must be addressed at community rather than an individual level and how typically western ideas around therapeutic approaches translate to different…
Disability Rights International, as part of the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalisation (GC-DI), organized a series of thematic workshop on the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies.
Session #1 was held on 22 March 2024 and was an introduction to the GC-DI Thematic workshops on the Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation.
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Parental difficulties, including mental ill health, substance misuse, domestic violence and learning disability have been associated with children entering out-of-home care. There is also evidence that these issues may co-occur within families. Understanding how the co-occurrence of these difficulties is associated with care entry is complex because they may co-occur in the same or different household members and have different impacts on the likelihood of care entry when they occur in mothers, fathers or in single parent households.
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