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Executive Summary:
This research sought to improve understanding of the experiences of parents with disability of Australian child protection systems, paying particular attention to the experiences of First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse parents with disability. It addressed the following questions:
- What are the experiences of parents with disability across the spectrum of engagement with child protection systems from initial reports of child protection concerns to out-of-home care (‘OOHC’) and restoration or permanent removal?
- How do child…
Nearly 29 million children with disabilities live in Eastern and Southern Africa. Each of them – like every child in the world – has the right to be nurtured and supported through responsive care and education, to receive adequate nutrition and social protection, and to enjoy play and leisure time. Too often, however, such rights are denied. The reasons vary: They include stigma, lack of accessible services, institutionalization and physical barriers. But the consequences are sadly consistent. When marginalized from society, these children’s chances to survive and thrive are diminished, along…
Alternative care refers to non-traditional family-based or residential care for children when they are deprived of parental care. It is estimated that between 3.2 and 9.4 million children reside in institutional-type residential care settings globally. Most commonly, children enter residential care due to a combination of factors that may include natural disaster, poverty, abuse, neglect, or risks to safety. Introduction to residential care is also associated with low household income, lack of access to basic services (e.g., education), disability, and/or parental challenges. …
In contexts where poverty and mental health stressors already interact to negatively impact the most vulnerable populations, COVID-19 is likely to have worsened these impacts. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa already faced intersecting mental health stressors and vulnerabilities. It is critical to understand how additional challenges brought on by COVID-19 have intersected with existing vulnerabilities and mental health risks AGYW faced, particularly given the intersections between psychological distress and increased risk behaviours that…
This report presents the findings from the National Survey of Residential Centres for Children with Disabilities in Rwanda.
The survey aimed at gathering comprehensive and disaggregated data related to residents’ characteristics, staff profile, and the minimum standards for the centres. Using a digitalized questionnaire with Kobo Toolbox, data was collected from all centres recognized by NCPD and local authorities as caring for children and youths with disabilities in Rwanda on an overnight basis.
The questionnaire comprised three sections: face-to-face interview questions, a document…
Background
The rights of persons with disabilities, to live in a family within their communities and be given equal opportunities and freedom of choice alike other citizens, is at the heart of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). However, this can only be achieved if states invest in ensuring that citizens with disabilities have access to inhome and community-based provisions from the early stages of their lives (Márton et al., 2013).
Like all signatory states, Rwanda is fully committed to the rights of children with disabilities and other special…
In 2007 the Government of Moldova approved the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Reform of the Residential Childcare System 2007-2012. The overall objectives of the Action Plan were to reduce the number of children living outside a family by 50% and to reorganise residential institutions to support children in families. This informative evaluation commissioned by UNICEF, the Government of the Republic of Moldova and NGO partners is built around 6 critical questions:
- Assessing…
The COVID-19 Family Life Study is a research study that explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on family life across cultures. The results from this study will inform policies, programs, and supports for families
The COVID-19 Family Life Study is an international research study led by Dr. Anis Ben Brik, distinguished and acknowledged expert in Social Policy and Sustainable Development, LSE alumnus, now Associate Professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Public Policy in Qatar explores the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on…