Uganda’s Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD) is currently implementing the National Child Policy, 2020. The policy is structured around five priority areas: child health and survival, educationand development, childcare and protection, child
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of data standards and their potential use case in the field of case management information systems (CMISs) for child care and protection, to review the
A strong, well-trained social service workforce (SSW) consisting of diverse categories of social workers and other social service personnel with different levels of training and qualifications is necessary for the wellbeing of children, families, persons
A strong, well-trained social service workforce (SSW) consisting of diverse categories of social workers and other social service personnel with different levels of training and qualifications is necessary for the wellbeing of children, families, persons
A strong, well-trained social service workforce (SSW) consisting of diverse categories of social workers and other social service personnel with different levels of training and qualifications is necessary for the wellbeing of children, families, persons
A strong, well-trained social service workforce (SSW) consisting of diverse categories of social workers and other social service personnel with different levels of training and qualifications is necessary for the wellbeing of children, families, persons
As the first line of response for many children and families at-risk of separation, a well-developed and supported social service workforce—including social workers, para professionals and community volunteers—plays an essential role in helping countries achieve
Globally, countries are striving to reform their child protection and care systems to ensure appropriate care for children without or at risk of losing parental care. The reforms are also informed by growing evidence illustrating
Although the last decade has seen policy initiatives in the UK aiming to improve the experiences of children in care and care leavers, most have received criticism for either not involving care experienced people, or
This report presents the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations of an evaluation of the child care and deinstitutionalisation reforms in seven countries in the Europe and Central Asia Region (Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia,
In recent years, segments of the social work profession have highlighted the ways that social workers are complicit with carceral systems in the U.S., including the foster care system. Following the advocacy of impacted families
In 2021, the Data for Impact (D4I) team developed a care system reform logic model to provide a shared conceptual and measurement framework to guide planning and enable decision makers to accurately track progress and performance in
