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Following the provisions of the 2016 Immigration Act to permit the transfer of unaccompanied children the Scottish Government, COSLA, and local authorities have entered into negotiations with the Home Office to facilitate the arrival of children and young people to Scotland. The present research sought to explore the capacity, experience and understanding of local authorities to provide a support system that can best ensure the wellbeing of children, as it has been suggested that outside of the large urban authorities there is limited experience of working with separated children…
This report is published in light of the recent “large-scale flight of unaccompanied children from Central America” to the United States, which reached its peak in the summer of 2014. The report evolved out of, and is informed by, a series of three “Roundtable” meetings convened by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) in 2014 to consider current and ideal practice with unaccompanied children in the US.
The report presents policy and practice recommendations for the care and protection of unaccompanied children, based on the wisdom and learning shared by the participants in these…
Adoptive families are now using the Internet to give their unwanted adopted children over to complete strangers, some of whom are traffickers, pedophiles, child pornographers, or worse. This practice is known as private rehoming. Through the use of online message boards and a simple notarized power of attorney document, adoptive parents are circumventing the adoption system—including its home study and background check requirements for prospective parents—and placing children in great danger. Because only a handful of states have enacted legislation directly targeting private re-homing and…
This Review, commissioned by UNICEF Bulgaria, is aimed at informing the recommendations for the Bulgarian Government’s Action Plan for the implementation of the National Strategy ‘Vision for Deinstitutionalisation of Children in Bulgaria.’ The program for implementation of the National Strategy was adopted in 2010 and has seen significant progress in the development of a network of social services for support of children and families since.
This review examines the implementation of the Action Plan at the time of the review (in April 2014), providing an update on progress made, and…
This report, published by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the UK, highlights the need to improve outcomes for children leaving care and returning to parents or relatives. Over 90,000 children were ‘looked after’ in the formal care system in England at some point during 2011, a majority as a result of abuse or neglect. Although the most common outcome for children leaving care is to return home to a parent or relative, research has also shown that around half of children who come into care because of…
This document provides an overview of attachment and attachment theory, stressing the importance of healthy attachments for children, especially looked after children. The document presents a policy context for children in care in Scotland, including the interventions available, and those underway, for at-risk and vulnerable children and families. The document also includes a description of the evidence on the impact of early experiences on brain development as well as the evidence on effective preventive and therapeutic work with children and families. The report finds that the most…
It is now estimated that the tsunami, although not the largest in recorded history, has inflicted some of the greatest devastation, claiming more than 170,000 lives and displacing an estimated 1.5 million people (Table 1). As it became clear that a large portion of those most affected were children, many Americans (and would-be parents from other nations) were moved to open their hearts and homes – through adoption – to the boys and girls who seemed to have been orphaned.
In response to the enormous number of inquiries, the U.S. State Department – as well as numerous European governments,…
WHAT: A short paper on the importance of child care provision as a critical service in helping local communities recover post disaster. It gives 4 policy recommendations for protecting and restoring child care infrastructure.
WHO: Policy makers and social and community workers involved in planning for and responding to emergencies.
WHERE: This document is US specific however the learning and recommendations are relevant globally. The types of child care that should be available will depend on cultural norms for…
The original terms of reference envisaged the preparation of Standards for the operation of Children’s Homes and the provision of foster care regulations. However the Initial Assessment carried out in April 2006 found that Guyana in common with many other Commonwealth countries was struggling to meet the present care and protection problems facing children because of outdated legislation and social work practice that was relying on residential care and had no history of community placements. The Initial Assessment recommended that improvements were needed to the social work systems and…
During emergencies children face unique dangers. Both boys and girls face an increased risk of disease, malnutrition, gender-based violence, exploitation and a wide range of other violations including death and injury. They often become separated from their families and caregivers and have difficulty obtaining food and humanitarian assistance. The emotional impact on children affected by emergencies can be profound, but those who remain in the care of their families and communities are likely to recover more quickly. Schools are often closed or inaccessible during emergencies, leaving…