El estudio llevó a cabo un ejercicio de recopilar prácticas prometedoras de reforma de cuidado infantil por parte de diversos actores clave en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. La iniciativa Changing the Way We Care conceptualiza la reforma integral del
This report offers recommendations for strengthening child-sensitive reception, care and services for unaccompanied children in the United States. Drawing on UNICEF’s global experience, international guidance, and the insights of key stakeholders, the report intends to offer
This document provides practical guidance to social service workers and other actors in humanitarian and development contexts on the adaptations and considerations needed to support children who are either currently in alternative care or are
This article explores migration trauma among Mexican and Central American unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) with the purpose of developing an understanding of migration as a tripartite process consisting of: pre-migration exposure to traumatic stressors, in-journey
This article is a call to action for social workers who may now encounter unaccompanied minors (UAM) for the first time in their practice. Recommendations include providing education to parents and caregivers about UAM’s rights,
This brief provides recommended best practices to ensure that children who are separated from caregivers are provided with the needed services, including reintegration services. It provides specific steps for social workers and social service agencies
This report shines light on the magnitude of the problem of violence against children, showing that 75% of the world’s children have experienced some form of violence. The report makes recommendations for addressing the issue
This report is a summary of interviews and data of children’s reintegration in three countries. The findings propose five key policy recommendations important to the social service workforce to ensure the proper coordination between all
The consequences of physical, psychological and sexual violence against children can be as high as $7 trillion. While it is clear that ‘prevention pays’, levels of spending on preventive and responsive actions in relation to
This inter-agency, desk-based research aims to consolidate experience and create opportunities for dialogue and shared learning on reintegration practices for separated children in low and lower-middle income countries.
These guidelines are based on the understanding that a child’s reintegration requires much more than simply returning a child to their family of origin or placing them within their kinship network. Reintegration is a process
The objective of this paper is to provide better a understanding of the determinants of geographical imbalances in the distribution of health personnel, and to identify and assess the strategies developed to correct and enhance
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