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The aims of this study were to systematically evaluate and comparatively analyse the mental health status of left‐behind children (LBC) in China and to provide a scientific basis for mental intervention and healthy education for LBC. Six electronic databases were searched for studies (published from 1 January 2010 to 5 March 2018) of the mental health of LBC using the Mental Health Test scale. We only selected original articles that either reported the incidence of serious mental health status or the means and standard deviations of each factor score of the scale. The pooled rates…
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This study examined the effects of grandparent–grandchild cohesion on the cross-lagged associations between depression and cultural beliefs about adversity in a sample of 625 rural left-behind children in China. Grandparent–grandchild cohesion was concurrently and longitudinally associated with children’s depression and cultural beliefs about adversity. Cultural beliefs about adversity mediated the associations between grandparent–grandchild cohesion and children’s depression, while depression mediated the associations between grandparent–grandchild cohesion and children’s beliefs…
UNICEF Cambodia’s Child Protection Programme 2016-2018 aimed to achieve the outcome that “by 2018, girls and boys vulnerable to and exposed to violence and those separated from their family, or at risk of separation, are increasingly protected by the institutional and legislative frameworks, quality services, and a supportive community environment.” The Programme has taken a system-strengthening approach at the levels of national and sub-national institutions; service providers; and children, families and communities.
Further, the objective of the evaluation was to provide evidence that…
UNICEF Cambodia’s Child Protection Programme 2016-2018 aimed to achieve the outcome that “by 2018, girls and boys vulnerable to and exposed to violence and those separated from their family, or at risk of separation, are increasingly protected by the institutional and legislative frameworks, quality services, and a supportive community environment.” The Programme has taken a system-strengthening approach at the levels of national and sub-national institutions; service providers; and children, families and communities.
Further, the objective of the evaluation was to provide evidence that…
This is the Armenian language version of the report.
The Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA), with funding and technical assistance from the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and MEASURE Evaluation, conducted a self-assessment of the care reform system at a participatory stakeholder workshop held January 17–19, 2018, at the Tsakhkadzor Hotel Russia, in Armenia. The purpose of the assessment workshop was to bring together key stakeholders—decision makers, policy developers, service providers,…
The Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA), with funding and technical assistance from the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and MEASURE Evaluation, conducted a self-assessment of the care reform system at a participatory stakeholder workshop held January 17–19, 2018, at the Tsakhkadzor Hotel Russia, in Armenia. The purpose of the assessment workshop was to bring together key stakeholders—decision makers, policy developers, service providers, civil society representatives, and donors—to assess and…
Family Care First (FCF) is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported project with the goal of making lasting improvements in the well-being of Cambodia’s children. FCF assists children outside of family care or those at risk of losing family care. It seeks to prevent unnecessary separation of children from their families and enable children to be placed in appropriate family care. FCF is led by Save the Children with multiple implementers.
As the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) plans to reduce the number of…
Family Care First (FCF) is a USAID supported project with the goal of making lasting improvements in the well-being of Cambodia’s children. FCF, led by Save the Children, assists children outside of family care or those at risk of losing family care. It seeks to prevent unnecessary separation of children from their families and enable children to be placed in appropriate family care.
FCF supported the study and documentation of existing reintegration and alternative family care services provided by seven implementing partners in Cambodia. These services included: family reintegration…
The ‘Study on Alternative Care Community Practices for Children in Cambodia, including Pagoda-based care’ (published in Khmer) is the first of its kind which sheds light on how different forms of alternative care are being used in the community. The study identifies push and pull factors that impact alternative care and documents care profiles for each of the five types of alternative care practices found in Cambodia - kinship care, foster care, pagoda-based care, group homes and residential care institutions and boarding schools. Conclusions and recommends are provided to improve each of…
The ‘Study on Alternative Care Community Practices for Children in Cambodia, including Pagoda-based care’ is the first of its kind which sheds light on how different forms of alternative care are being used in the community. The study identifies push and pull factors that impact alternative care and documents care profiles for each of the five types of alternative care practices found in Cambodia - kinship care, foster care, pagoda-based care, group homes and residential care institutions and boarding schools. Conclusions and recommendations are provided to improve each of these five…