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This booklet on standards of care in child care institutions is part of a Series on Alternative Care, containing four booklets: Standards of Care in Child Care Institutions, Foster Care, Adoption and Aftercare. These booklets cover the latest legal and policy framework on Alternative Care in India, which has been presented in an easy-to-understand style so that they can be used as an effective reference material by all the stakeholders. All the four booklets in the Series have been updated according to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Juvenile Justice…
Abstract
Aftercare is an essential element in the life after institutionalised care for a child. A good aftercare programme ensures that the children are given a chance at living a normal life. Children in institutionalised care are often discriminated and abused for their background. During their time in such institutions, they are generally shielded from such abuse but in the real world, having such a background creates many hurdles for children. Consequently, aftercare forms an integral part of a child in institutionalised care. The United Nations is the nodal body within the…
This volume is an effort to highlight best practices for children without parental care. The book provides an explanation of the issues surrounding children in need of care and protection, with an emphasis on the best interests of the child. The volume also covers issues like the importance of alternative care for children, childcare and rehabilitation priorities, best practices for children with special needs, counseling and attachment issues, and adoption procedures. The book also contains a child protection glossary for those new to the area of child adoption.
This is the report of the 3rd Biennial International Conference (3rd BICON) on “Evolving Trends in Alternative Care for Children in South Asia” that was convened by Udayan Care on March 16 & 17, 2018 at Amity University, Noida NCR (India). This report begins with a dedicated chapter on the objectives and background information on the 3rd BICON. Chapter 2 is a desk review providing an overview on the subject at the international level on various aspects of children whilst Chapter 3 is a detailed situational analysis of the subject in hand in South Asian countries. The report captures…
This User Guide aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the development of a good quality foster care service in India, which will be useful for a range of practitioners including the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) responsible for approval and monitoring of foster families, District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) responsible for developing the foster care service, NGOs who may support foster care, and any individual or organisation who has a role to play.
The formal foster care system as outlined in this User Guide is not intended to replace kinship care, a good system that exists in…
This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as part of the Committees' examinations of the periodic reports of India.
These Guidelines govern the adoption procedure of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children in India, replacing the Guidelines Governing the Adoption of Children, 2011.
This issue brief from the UNHCR highlights key messages from UNHCR in regards to alternative care, including the importance of making alternative care arrangements based on the best interests of the child and using residential or institutional care only as a very last resort. The brief defines the role of the UNHCR in alternative care as well as key concepts of alternative care. The brief reviews the types of alternative care and key actions that UNHCR and its partners can do to ensure the best interests of the child in alternative care. The brief concludes with some examples of the…
The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) of India outlines, and contributes to the implementation of, the Government’s responsibility to establish an effective and efficient child protection system. The ICPS is “based on the cardinal principles of ‘protection of child rights’ and ‘best interest of the child.’” The Scheme is developed to improve the wellbeing of children in difficult circumstances, as well as to help prevent abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment and separation of children from their families.
In 2013 The Better Care Network and Save the Children UK began an inter-agency initiative to review and share existing knowledge on international volunteerism as related to the alternative care of children in developing countries. This initiative brings together key actors from across the child protection, education, corporate, faith-based and tourism sectors to share their respective experiences and identify global communication and engagement strategies to address the issue.
The purpose of this study was not to conduct formal academic research on the topic of volunteering in…