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This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected care leavers in Quebec, a social group already facing obstacles to social integration.
Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 48 participants and analysed through Castel's zones of vulnerability model.
Results suggest that youth who entered the pandemic with more vulnerabilities were more affected by it in all dimensions of their lives. However, results also suggest that the presence of a strong social support network protects even the most vulnerable ones from being overly afflicted, highlighting the importance…
Bethan Carter, a research associate at Cardiff University, discusses the ReThink Project; a project run in collaboration with Adoption UK and Coram Voice to investigate what processes are linked to mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced young people and how they manage at two key transitions in life.
Find out more about the conference series 'On the Journey: Navigating Mental Health' here: https://www.exchangewales.org/on-the-journey-navigating-mental-health/
Domestic violence is a problem that significantly impacts children making them one of the vulnerable groups affected by this issue. In Nigeria there is growing concern regarding the welfare of children, in relation to violence. This emphasises the role played by Child Protection Services and Law Enforcement Agencies in safeguarding these children [1]. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how effective Child Protection Services and Law Enforcement Agencies are in addressing violence and its impact on children's welfare. It examines existing approaches and models while suggesting ways to…
Ghidul de suport pentru implementarea practică a Managementului de caz în domeniul protecției copilului este destinat angajaților structurilor teritoriale de asistență socială. Ghidul oferă un cadru pentru aplicarea Managementului de caz (MC) în domeniul protecției copilului. Ghidul MC detaliază rolurile și responsabilitățile managerului de caz; stabilește obligațiile membrilor echipei multidisciplinare și descrie modul în care interacționează diferite organizații și specialiști pentru a asigura bunăstarea copilului; promovează o terminologie standard; prezintă procesele și etapele care…
The transitioning of care of children to family-based care is an important subject matter in the National Care Reforms in Kenya. In 2022, the Government of Kenya, in collaboration with stakeholders, developed the National Care Reform Strategy for Children in Kenya (2022- 2032). The Strategy seeks to guide the national steps towards Prevention and Family Strengthening, robust alternative family care, and Tracing, reintegration and transitioning from institutional care to Family and Community Based Care for all children in need of care and protection. Care reform process changes the attitudes…
This article looks at the role of the State of India in ensuring the wellbeing of those it has the responsibility to protect. These include people who have suffered violence, indignity, hunger and life-threatening circumstances. The five-year planning of state and district plans have utilised more resources than it has produced outcomes and output. In this article the authors have compiled lessons learned from strategies that can enable duty holders to emerge as more responsible actors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) promotes safe, nurturing family care for children reintegrating from residential care facilities (often referred to as “orphanages”) and prevents child-family separation by strengthening families, reforming national systems of care for children, and working to shift donor and volunteer support away from residential care and toward family care alternatives.
Launched on October 1, 2018, the CTWWC initiative is organized around three main strategic objectives: (1) Governments promote family care; (2) Children stay in or return to safe and nurturing families;…
This is the monthly update of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Learning Platform published in October 2023.
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This mixed-methods study collects survey data from 253 adults involved with vulnerable children in Tanzania and narrative data from 31 young adults who experienced residential care during their childhood. The research fills a gap in the literature about the lived experiences of children in institutional care and the impacts of this type of care on their lives.
The findings reveal a societal consensus on the primary role of the family in child-rearing, and acknowledges the potential harms of residential care. Survey data indicates that 59% of respondents consider preventing family…
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