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Online library - Since 2000, there has been a firm commitment by the European Union and its Member States to the deinstitutionalisation of children in institutional care and support for their transition to care that is family- and community-based. The European Child Guarantee…
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News - “Data: a new direction” is a public consultation that the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) launched in order to reform the UK’s data protection regime. In response to that consultation, Professor Sonia Livingstone from the London…
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Online library - On the 29th of December, the Commission on Young Lives published the report 'Out of Harm's Way: A new care system to protect vulnerable teenagers at risk of exploitation and crime', which points out that the…
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News - A new study has found an association between higher levels of certain screen use and worsening mental health symptoms in Canadian children during the pandemic. Higher levels of video game time, as well as online learning, were associated with increased…
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News - Over 700 people attended the online conference on the "Joint Efforts to End Bullying in Moldova” project, organized by the Terre des hommes Moldova Foundation, on 25 November. The event was also broadcast live on Tdh Moldova and UNICEF Moldova's social platforms and seven…
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News - USA: Brigham Young University professors share why children and teenagers need digital and real-life safe spaces Context Recent study identified top 10 factors that predicted suicidal thoughts and behavior in 179,000 Utah high school students Top 2 predicators:…
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News - UK: Due to a shortage of places for children in alternative provision education, there is a growing unregistered sector. Ofsted inspectors share their concerns about this development. Issue at hand: A growing number of children who cannot be accommodated in mainstream…
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Online library - Barnardo’s developed recommendations to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care announced in 2021 January in a report, where young people shared their stories and experiences about the care system. According to the publisher, those who have direct…
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News - SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) is a new strategy for children that lays out aims in education, health and care services. Children can receive multiple services from organizations throughout the education, health and care sectors. The strategy ensures that…
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Online library - Believe in Children Barnardo’s, UK’s largest national children’s charity published a report on children’s criminal exploitation in October 2021. Besides defining the main reasons behind the increasing numbers of cases, the report also suggests ways in which policy…
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News - Rachel Lawler writes for the Early Years Alliance about a new survey conducted by Mumsnet, Pregnant then Screwed and other leading family organisations on the working parents’ views on childcare in the UK. The survey counted 20 000 participants. Main findings of the survey…
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News - A law has been introduced in the United Kingdom that bans unregulated support accommodation for children under the age of 16, which means it is still legal to settle children above the age of 16 in a non-care setting. In 2018/19, more than 600 children under the age of 16…
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Online library - Make Our Voices Count presents the results of the global survey of children and young people conducted in May 2021 through a special questionnaire. The survey was conducted ahead of the Day of General Discussion 2021 on Children's Rights and Alternative Care. More…
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News - The Stockholm Center for Freedom reports that the Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee has approved a new regulation making it easier for abusers to escape justice. Furthermore, victim testimony will now need to include tangible evidence, such as DNA samples…
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News - According to a report of the Council of Europe, human rights and the rule of law should not be violated by the technology that is used to detect online child sexual abuse. Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the above-mentioned institution said, that there has…
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News - According to a review of 69 studies covering 9 countries, physical punishment does not appear to improve a child’s positive behavior or social competences. Instead, it makes it worse. Several interviews with experts given. Issue at hand: UNICEF, 2017: 63…
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News - Romania: Save The Children urges Romanian government to take urgent measures to improve children’s exposure to violence, poverty, social exclusion, and lack of education. Major issues identified by Save the Children Romania: In Romania, 1 in 2 children…
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Webinar - Join us for a one-day webinar "Working with juveniles in criminal proceedings Law and Practice" where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the application of the Law on Protection and Treatment of Juveniles in Criminal Proceedings of the…
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Multimedia - This animation has been produced to help anyone involved in delivering sport or activities to children and young people. It shows the difference between child protection and safeguarding in a sports setting and looks in more depth at how children and young people…
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News - The number of young children in care and on protection plans in the UK has significantly risen from 51% to 81% per 10,000 children between 2008 and 2016, as the research led by Professor Karen Broadhurst shows. If we are to refer to babies under one week old, the rate…
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Multimedia - This guide was developed by Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation to support the design and implementation of child- and family friendly interventions in vulnerable urban environments, with benefits for the entire community. The guide aims…
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News - Slovenia's National Assembly unanimously passed a bill on the protection of children in criminal procedures by setting up the country's first Barnahus (Children’s House), STA reports. Barnahus is a special institute where child victims of sexual abuse or other…
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News - The "shadow pandemic", a UN phrase that has already entered the colloquial speech, which refers to a drastic increase in gender-based violence, has not bypassed Montenegro either. This is confirmed by the fact that, in this period last year, there were 14 people victims of…
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News - The National Network for children (NNC) Bulgaria has invited members of parliament to join the „Parliamentary Group for Children“ initiative to declare that in the near future they will work for a better life for all children and families in Bulgaria. This declaration “…
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News - The Government of the United Kingdom announced that a group comprised of ministers, charities, and Youth Ambassador Dr Alex George has been formed and is set to deal with improving mental health and well-being in schools, colleges and universities. The group met…
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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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News - With more children than ever now engaging online, it is vital that they are both protected and enabled to engage safely. After the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted General Comment 25 on the digital environment, Anna Gawn, Child Protection and…
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Online library - The research report produced by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) offers a comprehensive insight into the issues of overrepresentation of Romani children in state care institutions, widespread discriminatory practices, as well as the lack of…
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News - Community Care reports on Isabelle Trowler’s (Chief social worker for children) and Yvette Stanley’s (national director for social care at Ofsted) opinion on the review of the children’s social care system led by Josh MacAlister. Trowler and Stanley shared…
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News - According to children's rights advocates, new legislation aimed at placing children with foster families will not bring about real change. The Czech Republic is the last country in the…