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This case study tracks the impact of family support services to a Ugandan mother and her family during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to prevent family separation.
This case study has been produced as part of the regional learning platform on care in Eastern and Southern Africa. The platform and its corresponding documentation were planned and conceptualized by UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) and Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC)
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Este estudio de caso destaca la transición de servicios de cuidado residencial a los basados en la familia y comunidad, realizado por las Hermanas de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Buen Pastor, en Tijuana B.C., México.
A lo largo de la lectura, encontraran una mirada honesta ante los altibajos que vienen con un proceso de cambio de cuidado residencial que venían realizando por más de 100 años, a servicios basados en la comunidad enfocados en el fortalecimiento familiar.
El documento incluye lecciones aprendidas, éxitos e información útil sobre como a través del mapeo de…
This case study highlights the transition of the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd in Tijuana. It presents the highs and lows that come with a change process of moving from residential care to community-based services focused on family strengthening.
The document includes successes, lessons learned, and useful insights about community mapping, donor concerns, and how difficult changes can result in more children and families being served.
This case study provides useful information for those who are interested in or already engaged in a transition process,…
The European Refugee and Migration Crisis went from very high numbers of daily arrivals and quick transit through the Balkans in 2015 to significantly reduced, but ongoing, arrivals and longer stays in Balkans countries in 2016 and 2017. After the EU–Turkey deal came into place in March 2016, over 18,000 children (more than 40% of all arrivals) from Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria have transited through the Balkans, making it the second most travelled migration route to Europe. Closed borders and limited legal options reinforced “irregular routes”, facilitated by smugglers and traffickers,…
El documento, “Procedimiento sustantivo realizado por Procuraduría General de la Nación para prevenir la separación familiar innecesaria en Guatemala, Quetzaltenango y Zacapa,” fue creado en junio 2020 por Changing the Way We Care Guatemala y con el apoyo de las sedes departamentales de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala y Zacapa.
El objetivo principal del informe es sistematizar el procedimiento sustantivo en los Departamentos de Guatemala, Quetzaltenango y de Zacapa realizado por Procuraduría General de la Nación (PGN) en el que se individualiza el tipo de amenaza o vulneración en el…
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This case study explores the arriving process of an unaccompanied minor refugee in Germany and his perception of the psychosocial support he received. The aim is to elaborate possibilities to support refugee adolescents' arrival processes adequately. Two interviews—theme‐centered and narrative—were conducted and afterwards examined by a group of five researchers who used experts' validation as the analyzing tool. Four main dimensions were identified contributing to the complex dynamics in psychosocial work with unaccompanied minor refugees: (a) the distinct need for self‐…
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In 2018, approximately 20,000 unaccompanied children and young people applied for asylum in a European Union country. Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children present with significant emotional and physical health needs. These needs are likely the result of the situation that led them to leave their home, the difficult journeys they make to reach safety and their living circumstances after arriving at their destination. Maintaining engagement with both screening and therapeutic health services is challenging. A stepwise approach to delivery of services is recommended so as not to…
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Throughout its history, Spain has been characterized as a country of emigrants. However, in the last decades Spanish has progressively become (especially since 2000) a receiver of immigrants mainly from the European Union, South America and North Africa. Unfortunately, in recent years, unaccompanied minors are a truly fragile group when it comes to migratory flows. In this paper, after a historical introduction, we will refer, from a general point of view, to the current moment of immigration witnessed in Spain offering not only statistical data regarding this phenomenon but also…
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Family separation as a result of parental deportation of immigrants living in the USA triggers both child and family trauma and economic impact to the state. A child’s separation from their parents is an adverse childhood experience that can induce depression, anxiety, and aggression and could create long-lasting negative impacts and reduce their likelihood of succeeding socially, academically, and economically. The implications of the influx of parents into the child welfare system for welfare authorities are discussed, highlighting Florida as an example. With respect to the…