What Works in Tackling Child Abuse and Neglect? A Manual for Policy Makers, Managers, and Professionals
Tinje Berge-Le Clercg, Mariska de Batt from the Netherlands Youth Institute | 2013 | 1,706KB
This manual is the main outcome of the European Commission Daphne III programme, Prevent and Combat Child Abuse: What works? Involving regional exchanges and research from five countries (Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden and the Netherlands), this manual brings together knowledge on what works in tackling child abuse. The manual suggests evidence and practice-based prevention and response strategies against child abuse and neglect, including programs and services that have been shown to be successful in strengthening family care. View document

Child Care Reform in Georgia: Update on Progress of Ending the Use of Large Institutional Care for Children
UNICEF | Thursday, November 01, 2012 | 1,232KB
The document highlights the recent child care reform in Georgia under the partnership of the Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs of Georgia and UNICEF and provides an update on progress of ending the use of large institutions care for children. View document

Ending Legalized Violence Against Children: Prohibiting and Eliminating Corporal Punishment in All Alternative Care and Day Care Settings
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children | Monday, October 01, 2012 | 1.3MB
The report provides guidance on achieving law reform which gives children in alternative care and day care the protection from all forms of corporal and other cruel and degrading punishment that is their absolute right. View document

Positively Caring: Ensuring that Positive Choices Can Be Made about the Care of Children Affected by HIV
EveryChild | Saturday, November 20, 2010
This report examines the impacts of HIV on the care choices of children, exploring how HIV affects whether or not children can remain within parental care, and on the alternative care options open to them. View document

A Study of the Foster Care Programme in Jamaica
Office of the Children's Advocate | Monday, December 20, 2010
Findings of a study aimed to determine the effectiveness and the efficiency of the Foster Care Programme, assess the treatment of children in Foster Care, assess the adherence to child rights in the provision of Foster Care, provide policy direction for the enhancement of the Programme. View document

Street Children: The Core of Child Abuse and Neglect in Nigeria
P.O. Ebigbo | 2003 | 566 KB
A research study which explores the overt and covert abuse and neglect experienced by children, especially by those who work and/or live on the streets, in three Nigerian towns. Includes a brief discussion of the African Network on Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) in Nigeria. View document

Overview of Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ethiopia
Tsegaye Chernet | 2001 | 319 KB
A report on a workshop that was presented in Rwanda that sought to share the experiences of of Ethiopia in caring for orphan and vulnerable children. The aim was to provide lessons to colleagues in Rwanda and elsewhere. The report includes statistical data, information on reunification programs, and reviews recent government and NGO policy shifts. View document

Improving Care Options for Children in Ethiopia through Understanding Institutional Child Care and Factors Driving Institutionalization
Family Health International | Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | 3.1MB
Findings and recommendations of the first national study of it's kind in Ethiopia to study child care institutions, institutionalized children, and factors driving institutionalization.
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From Faith to Action: Strengthening Family and Community Care Options for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kerry Olson, Zanele Sibanda Knight, and Geoff Foster | 2006 | 4.6 MB
A tool to encourage donors to fund community programs that keep children in family care, rather than simply funding orphanages. Describes the many strategies being used to invest in community-based care, and contains specific program examples. View document

Family Matters: A Study of Institutional Childcare in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Richard Carter | 2005
An overview of the use of institutional care in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, with recommendations for preventative services and family based care alternatives. View document