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News - The meaning of happiness is different to each individual. Bright Spot Programme has made an attempt to discover what happiness means to children in care and care leavers; the results could be occupied in order to make the life of these people better. The state playing the…
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Multimedia - The use of language is a powerful tool and the way we communicate about certain things can impact the lives of others. ‘Each and Every Child’ is a new initiative launched this May, which aims to transform the current public narrative and perceptions around care and…
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Webinar - About the webinar: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ABANDONED CHILDREN BECOME ADULTS? When they become 18 (or when they graduate from secondary school), young people raised in alternative care have to take their lives in their own hands. The state has…
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Webinar - About the webinar: This webinar will explore how some of the Prepare for Leaving Care partner countries have been working towards achieving their sustainability roadmaps since the end of project implementation. Partners will present how they are anchoring…
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News - The news website, Dnevnik, reported that prolonged isolation due to COVID restrictions, and the economic consequences the pandemic has had for families has created various types of crises in Bulgaria: an increase in cases of domestic violence, neglect, online…
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News - Every year, about 200 young people leave family-type accommodation centers and specialized institutions where most have spent their entire childhood. Unfortunately, they are usually unprepared for life beyond alternative care. After leaving the centers, young…
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Event - The National Conference Children's Participation - a Prerequisite for a Successful and Independent Life is organized by the Know-how Center for the Alternative Care for Chilren, NBU (KHC) within the frame of the International Child Protection Hub (ChildHub). During the…
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News - Medway’s children’s services team provides assistance for looked-after teenagers over the age of 16 who are still in need of help. These young people receive support from social workers and leaving-care personal advisers to learn more about themselves and how…
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Online library - In 2020, the pandemic had significantly changed the life for citizens across the UK. The lockdown that was announced by the Prime Minister on the 23rd March 2020, by similar instructions in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Concerns have been highlighted about…
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Event - Eurochild & the CarePath project to convene an online conference on aftercare for care leavers: “Aftercare for Care Leavers: Learning lessons from across Europe” For children and young people with care experiences, their transition out of public care…
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News - Blagoevgrad Radio (BNR) shared a report, "The Road After Home", concerning deinstitutionalization in Bulgaria and the fate of young people that have reached the age of 18. Nearly 5,000 children in Bulgaria live outside the home of their biological parents. According to…
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News - Hope and Homes for Children - Bulgaria shared a touching story about the reunion of a mother (Asya) with her children again, after they were forcibly taken to an institution. The mother's story also includes growing up in an institution after she was left by her mother to be…
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News - According to the research of Amanda Sacker, Professor of Lifecourse Studies at University College London, adults with care-experiences, are 70% more likely to die earlier. In the longitudinal study more than 350,000 people participated,…
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Online library - According to a new research by CASCADE at Cardiff University for What Works for Children's Social Care (WWCSC), young people, who either in care or care experienced at 13 or 14 years old had significantly lower expectations of attending higher education than their…
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Multimedia - Future in the Future Tense is a short film made within the "FID: To fulfil the (im)possible dreams" project, with the financial support of the European Union's Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020). Partners in the project are the Know-How Center for…
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News - Students get into university through litres of sweets and sleepless nights, however, some of the students are dropping soon after the first term. Excess stress and mental un-stability during university life are pushing them to take this drastic decision. Especially…
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News - #CareDay20 A Care Day initiative launched by a coalition of children’s rights charities in 2016 is celebrating its fifth year with a "Reimagining" theme. Care Day is aimed to bring together children and young people who experienced different care settings, including foster…
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Multimedia - The Bulgarian NOVA television shared the story of Galina Ryom-Røjbek, who is a world unicycle champion and through the idea of "social circus" inspires children to believe in themselves. At only 6 days old, Galina was abandoned in a children's home and was adopted…
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Webinar - The webinar is intended for: The webinar is designed for professionals in the field of mental health and social work. Webinar goals: The webinar aims to present the experience of the so-called support network built within the project…
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News - Children in care and care-leavers need to be explained the reasons why they are in care as it has a direct influence on their wellbeing, according to Bright Spots Research Programme, a partnership between Coram Voice and the University of Oxford. Surveys showed that almost…
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Multimedia - A movie about young people who came out, or, are in the process of preparing to leave the residential care.
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News - The Know-How Centre for the Alternative Care for Children, New Bulgarian University, shared a webinar organized under the 'Fulfilling (Im)Possible Dreams' project and the Child Protection Network, which was held in November, 2019. The webinar presented the experience of…
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Webinar - About the webinar: This webinar is designed for professionals involved in care for children at risk and is connected to the child care process management. Webinar goals: to present the "Fulfilling (Im)Possible Dreams" Project, funded by…
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News - It is much harder for young adults who grew up in social care to start an independent life than those  who grew up supported by their family. Children raised in social care not only have lower levels of education, but they are more vulnerable and unstable…
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Multimedia - We are sharing this video material with interviews conducted at last month's International Conference Deinstitutionalization of Childcare: Investing in Change. In the video, Professor Nathan Fox, Professor Charles Nelson III and Dr. Charles…
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Multimedia - Bright Light, a programme developed by the UK-based The Children's Society, in partnership with Catch22 charity, offers apprenticeship and employment opportunities to young people aged between 16 and 25 that are leaving the care system. The beneficiaries of this…
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News - Balkan Insight reported on Disability Rights International's (DRI) critique of the lack of significant change in the ways in which children with disabilities are cared for, despite the recent move towards deinstitutionalisation. According to DRI, the conditions of group…
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Multimedia - The Know-How Centre for Alternative Care for Children shared these 2 videos from the International Conference "Deinstitutionalization of Childcare: Investing in Change" which was held between 5th - 8th November 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the first video Marie-Anne…
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Webinar - The webinar aims at presenting the experience of the Olga Stoyanova Orphanage in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, in working with young people who are about to leave the service. Lecturers will present their experience in implementing the project's developed…
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News - The Bulgarian National Radio shared their interview with Radostina Antonova from the Know-How Center for Alternative Care for Children at NBU, discussing the process of deinstitutionalization in Bulgaria, the foundation of family-type homes for abandoned children,…