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Care leavers are young people who have grown up in the care system, either in foster care or in residential care homes in transition from care to adulthood. They are a vulnerable group, with a high risk of negative outcomes such as poor mental health. The development of agency and the promotion of well-being are two of the most important aspects of the psychological and educational intervention with care leavers.
The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between agency and well-being in a group of care leavers (N = 48) recruited from the…
The purpose of investment cases is to demonstrate how financial allocations will advance specific public policy objectives, such as promoting healthy childhoods and enhancing human capital. In the context of care reform, investment cases aim to outline the resources needed to transition the child care system towards family-based approaches, prevent child-family separation, and reintegrate children from institutional care into familial settings. These cases involve identifying current investments in care, determining additional funding needs, assessing long-term economic impacts, and…
“Why financial resources? Why should we be interested in this aspect when we enter institutions, when we are in a hurry, the priority is to intervene, to support the child, to reintegrate him, to return him home.”Daniela Mamaliga, Director of Partnerships for Every Child, presents the findings and conclusions of a comprehensive 2022 financial assessment conducted by CTWWC in six residential institutions. The financial assessments aimed to inform political decisions on the future of the six institutions, including their transformation/reorganization…
“When we talk about equity and efficiency and what is right for children, when we provide services to families and children, we need to make sure that we are not just investing wisely, but that we are reaching out more broadly to all children in need."Changing the Way We Care Financial Advisor, Constantin Gudima, walks the audience through the highlights of the groundbreaking Investment Case for Family Care report. The report, developed by a team of CTWWC international and local consultants, assessed the existing financing of residential and family care…
“There is a will in Moldova to transform your childcare system, to make lives better for your children. And I think there can be no greater compliment to a nation than that their society cares and cares about those who are most vulnerable.”As an experienced social worker and practice lead at Social Work Scotland, Vivien Thomson shares valuable insights underscoring the importance of investing in the social service workforce to drive meaningful care reform. Drawing from lessons learned in Scotland's Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) policy framework, Ms…
“Moldova has made an incredible progress in the care reform in the region, transforming into a demonstration country for others considering how to undertake reforms to progressively reduce reliance on institutions… A paradigm shift in how Moldova will approach the care and protection of its children, and pave the way for European accession.”Former World Bank Economist and President of Maestral International, Philip Goldman, makes a compelling, data-driven case for the need for a paradigm shift in how Moldova approaches the financing of care and protection of…
The Transitioning Residential Care Cost Estimation Tool was designed to help the funders and operators of Residential Care Facilities consider the cost implications of transition and generate cost estimates that could help the decision makers with their planning, and with securing a commitment to transition from key stakeholders.
This is one of three Transition Framework Tools that have been developed by BCN and the Transition Working Group to support RCI transitions and technical support providers.
The article deals with a very up-to-date issue, the ‘voice of the child’, i.e. the implementation of the child's right to be heard in parental responsibility matters and cases. The author's aim is to find an answer to the question of how the Hungarian codification, judiciary and academic legal literature have changed over the last decade and how they have adapted to the modern child-focused standards.
The significance of the topic emerges from the fact that both the exercise and the rendering of parental responsibilities is somehow problematic in many families and this difficulty is…
Conferința internațională “Finanțarea serviciilor sociale pentru copii și familii în contextul Agendei de Asociere Republica Moldova – Uniunea Europeană” este un eveniment anual organizat sub egida Parlamentului Republicii Moldova în colaborare cu Ministerul Muncii și Protecției Sociale. Conferința vizează implicarea reprezentanților autorităților publice centrale și locale, a societății civile, a sectorului privat și mediului academic, precum și a experților internaționali, organizații care colaborează pentru identificarea provocărilor și asigurarea unei finanțări publice adecvate în vederea…
Los días 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2021, el Comité de los Derechos del Niño de las Naciones Unidas celebrará en Ginebra un Día de Debate General (DDG) sobre los Derechos del Niño y el Cuidado Alternativo. El DDG es una reunión pública destinada a fomentar una comprensión más profunda del contenido y las implicaciones de la CDN de la ONU en lo que se refiere a temas específicos. Un grupo de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) encargó este informe en un esfuerzo por obtener una perspectiva amplia de lo que piensan las mismas niñas, niños, adolescentes y jóvenes sobre sus experiencias en el…