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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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Bethan Carter, a research associate at Cardiff University, discusses the ReThink Project; a project run in collaboration with Adoption UK and Coram Voice to investigate what processes are linked to mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced young people and how they manage at two key transitions in life.
Find out more about the conference series 'On the Journey: Navigating Mental Health' here: https://www.exchangewales.org/on-the-journey-navigating-mental-health/
Tiegan Boyens, ATD Fourth World and Teen Advocacy
This webinar was organized by India Alternative Care Network (IACN) in association with Miracle Foundation India, on April 28, 2023, with the objective to understand gatekeeping, it's components, tools, mechanisms, stakeholders and their role in gatekeeping and learning some promising practices at the primary and secondary levels of gatekeeping.
The first in the series of the 2023 ENIL-ECCL webinars focused on getting the message out about the importance of closing institutions. One of the key arguments for keeping institutions open is that “the society is not ready” for this change. In other words, that we cannot expect all disabled people to live independently in the community. This webinar looked at ways in which we can raise awareness among the general public on the right to independent living and the harm of institutionalisation for the entire society.
This webinar examines the Bright Spots programme findings in relation to careleavers 'interdependence'. It talks about the importance of trusting relationships with personal advisers, having a trusted adult and making sure care leavers have networks of support around them as they leave care.
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Lumos and Changing the Way We Care celebrated the launch of a new manual (English) for practitioners on how to engage children and young people throughout care reform. Building on ten years’ experience, this practical manual was designed for practitioners and service managers who want to build their knowledge and skills on meaningful…
Webinar Recording: Transforming Children's Care Webinar #8 - Transitioning Residential Care Services
This webinar is the eighth in the Transforming Children's Care Webinar Series. This webinar was hosted by the Transitioning Residential Care Working Group of the Transforming Children’s Care Global Collaborative Platform and showcased learning around the transition of residential care services, and the recently released Transition Framework; an interactive, digital open-source…
"Más allá del cuidado institucional" ofrece un marco para acelerar las reformas de los sistemas de protección y cuidado de la niñez, poniendo la desinstitucionalización en el centro del proceso. Esta hoja de ruta se ha desarrollado para ayudar a los gobiernos nacionales de América Latina y el Caribe a aprovechar las reformas que muchos ya han iniciado. Les ofrece una guía para evaluar su situación nacional y planificar un camino hacia la desinstitucionalización y una reforma más amplia del sistema de cuidado y protección de la niñez, pasando gradualmente de un modelo de cuidado…
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Children living in families and within alternative care can and do experience traumatic events. These can be caused by violence, illness, parental death, natural or human made disasters, and separation. The COVID-19 pandemic and the changes, losses, and stressors it has caused is one more reminder of the difficulties that face children in all corners of the world. Understanding how trauma can impact the brain and affect emotional and physical development is of critical importance for…