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This brief from Head Start provides an overview of state funding for Head Start, a collection of comprehensive birth to five programs in the U.S. specifically designed to strengthen families, promote school readiness, and improve child health. Among other outcomes, the Head Start programs strengthen families and promote more positive parent-child relationships, more stable and healthy homes, and less child welfare involvement. The brief provides examples of how state investments in Head Start have helped to improve outcomes for at-risk children and families.
The PEPFAR Uganda Interagency Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Portfolio Review and Cost Analysis was conducted in November 2015. The purpose of the review is to provide evidence to support planning that will maximize the impact of the PEPFAR Uganda OVC portfolio. To this end, the report:
- Identifies and describes the implementation approaches within the PEPFAR Uganda OVC portfolio, indicating the strengths and weaknesses of each model with respect to their capacity to achieve intended outcomes;
- Provides a cost analysis of the various implementation models,…
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HIV and AIDS are reported to be one of the leading causes of death in Nigeria, behind other child-related death illnesses – influenza and pneumonia (CDC, 2013). The presence of HIV and AIDS in a family, including related orhpanhood because of the disease has a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of children. It also dramatically impacts the long-term implications and costs to society. However, there remains a notable disparity between the contributions made by different actors – including all levels of the Nigerian government, international donors, private organizations…
This document sheds some light on where funding discussions currently stand with regard to U.S. government programs for global children and youth issues. The information is presented according to relevant funding accounts within various appropriations bills. Some issues, such as trafficking, are addressed in multiple funding accounts through various U.S. government departments, agencies, and offices. Other issues, such as early childhood development and protection from violence are referenced under certain accounts without specific appropriations. U.S. government assistance for vulnerable…
This research study aimed to identify and assess the cost effectiveness for existing models of care for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS (CABA) in Nepal (defined as children under 15 for the purpose of this study). The study performed a cost effective analysis for types of care and support models available for CABAs in order to provide program mangers and childcare professionals comparative economic evidence of the cost of caring for these children. Comparative analysis for cost effectiveness was done in terms of quality and overall modes of care delivery,…
This paper presents new estimates of the average lifetime cost per child maltreatment (CM) victim in the United States and aggregate lifetime costs for all new cases of CM incurred in 2008 using an incidence-based approach. This study extends previous research in this area by correcting methodological flaws of previous studies; incorporating more recent and comprehensive studies of the epidemiology, consequences, and costs of CM; and providing a framework for using the findings in the literature to estimate the incidence-based economic burden of CM.…
This report from the International Labor Organization is the first in a series of the World Social Security Reports whose chief aim is to provide the results of regular statistical monitoring of the state and developments of social security in the world. It presents the knowledge available on social security coverage in different parts of the world, identifies existing coverage gaps and examines the scale of countries’ investments in social security. Finally, it focuses on social security responses in the context of…
The purpose of this paper is to investigate and help shed light on what progress has been made in the social development sector - besides the payment of social grants - to advance the rights of vulnerable children in South Africa. More specifically, it focuses on those programmes and interventions that may be grouped together under the term ‘social welfare services.’ The kind of services that traditionally form part of this area of work include, to name but a few examples, interventions (including children’s court services) where children are victim to or at risk of abuse, neglect or…
In sub-Saharan Africa an estimated 12 million children under the age of 18 have lost one or both parents to AIDS (UNAIDS, UNICEF, USAID, 2004). Many more children live with one or more chronically ill parent. At present, however, relatively few orphans and children with chronically ill caregivers are receiving services. Estimating the costs associated with delivering services to orphans and children with chronically ill caregivers can provide policymakers and program managers with important information necessary for the successful management and sustainability of a program. This paper…
This paper discusses the available literature relating to the cost of care and support for people who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The focus is primarily on orphans for this allows us to acknowledge the need for HIV/AIDS management interventions to incorporate those affected, but not necessarily infected by HIV/ AIDS, and to cover the issue of ‘support’. We conclude the paper by outlining areas requiring more research, in view of our argument that South Africa still has some way towards the design and implementation of an effective care and support strategy.
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