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This report examines current policy framework and practices in five countries, namely Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and the Republic of Nauru. The research is the result of extensive desk-based research, stakeholder consultations in South East Asia and interviews with child asylum seekers and refugees. The research documents current practices in detention of child asylum seekers and refugees, the conditions of detention and the impact of detention on children. It also explores available alternatives to detention in these countries and emerging…
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The purpose of this book is to primarily to introduce the PDAK – Pusat Dukungan Anak dan Keluarga (Child and Family Support Centre). The PDAK was conceived predicated upon the concept of providing a direct response to children and families experiencing challenges in care and protection. The interventions conducted by the PDAK seek to identify solutions other than the traditional approach of placing children in institutions. The PDAK is one of the strategies adopted by Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik - Partner of Save the Children and the Ministry of Social Affairs in…
Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik, partner of Save the Children in Indonesia, has produced with partners a video campaign on family based care that is being displayed in a major chain of cinemas in Indonesia. The video contains a message on the importance of family based care for children by representatives of all religious leaders and the Minister of Social Affairs.
This video highlights the importance of keeping children with families.
This report is a case study of alternative child care in Indonesia. The fieldwork for this report took place between 5 September and 14 September 2016. Seventy-three people were consulted through 21 interviews. In 2006, Research was conducted that found that with an estimate of 8,000 institutional facilities servicing 500,000 children, Indonesia was overly reliant on institutional care. Poverty and hope for a better education are the primary reasons children are placed in care.
Citing research from MoSA and Save the Children, this report identifies the following key areas…
Global Strategy – Beyond Detention 2014-2019 is a document released by UNHCR, which aims to support governments to end the detention of asylum-seekers and refugees. The goals proposed in this document are to: a) end the detention of children; b) ensure that alternatives to detention are available in law and implemented in practice; and c) ensure that conditions of detention, where detention is necessary and unavoidable, meet international standards.
The key findings presented in this report are derived from a review of the legal framework and detention situation as of the end of 2013…
This Supervision Guideline document from Save the Children contains guidelines and underlying principles for Pusan Dukungan Anak dan Keluarga (PDAK) child and family support centre social workers in working with children and families.
The guidelines include outlines for minimum standards of access to and quality of services, supervisory party roles, and supervisor responsibilities. Underlying principles encompass the definition of social work supervision along with core functions.
Supervision is defined “as designated interaction between two or more case managers, within a safe…
This report reviews the maritime movements of asylum-seeking children across South East Asia and their experiences in countries of origin, transit and destination. According to this report, countries in the region have implemented a number of barriers that have increased risks of migration and opened up opportunities for traffickers and smugglers.
Per this report, the number of mixed migrants tripled from 2012 to 2014, and continues to increase due to conflict, displacement, food insecurity and climate-induced natural disasters.
The report contains qualitative research, which focuses on…
People with psychosocial disabilities (mental health conditions) in Indonesia are shackled or forced into institutions where they often face physical and sexual violence, and involuntary treatment including electroshock therapy, seclusion, restraint and forced contraception. Human Rights Watch examines how people with psychosocial disabilities often end up chained or locked up in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, without their consent, due to stigma and the absence of adequate community-based support services, including mental health care.
This animated video describes Indonesia's Families First Signature Program which began in 2005. The goal of Families First is to ensure that every child in Indonesia has a safe, family environment, recognizing that family-based care is best for child development. The video describes how the Signature Program has helped shift care away from institutions towards family-based care.