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White, Howard; Saran, Ashrita – UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
This research brief is one of a series of six briefs, which provide an overview of available evidence shown in the Campbell-UNICEF Mega-Map of the effectiveness of interventions to improve child wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Five of the six briefs summarize evidence as mapped against the five Goal Areas of UNICEF's…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Strategic Planning, Evidence, Synthesis
Moradi Sheykhjan, Tohid – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this article is to find out the significance of international perspectives for research on child abuse and neglect. Child abuse is not a new phenomenon. Increased international communication and exposure has brought awareness in many that child abuse is a phenomenon intrinsic to all human society since the beginning of time. Abuse…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Labor, At Risk Persons
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Fluke, John D.; Goldman, Philip S.; Shriberg, Janet; Hillis, Susan D.; Yun, Katherine; Allison, Susannah; Light, Enid – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: This article reviews the available evidence regarding the efficacy, effectiveness, ethics, and sustainability of approaches to strengthen systems to care for and protect children living outside family care in low- and middle-income countries. Method: For trafficked children, children of and on the street, children of conflict/disaster,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Child Welfare
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Boothby, Neil; Wessells, Mike; Williamson, John; Huebner, Gillian; Canter, Kelly; Rolland, Eduardo Garcia; Kutlesic, Vesna; Bader, Farah; Diaw, Lena; Levine, Maya; Malley, Anita; Michels, Kathleen; Patel, Sonali; Rasa, Tanya; Ssewamala, Fred; Walker, Vicki – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: Children outside of family care face increased risk of threats to their well-being, have lower educational achievement, and experience adverse developmental outcomes. While it is generally accepted that early response and intervention is critical to reducing the risk of harm for children who have been separated from their families, it…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcome Measures, Social Integration, Children
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Kidd, Sean A.; Liborio, Renata Maria Coimbra – Youth & Society, 2011
An extensive international literature has been developed regarding the risk trajectories of sex trade-involved children and youth. This literature has not, however, substantially incorporated the narratives of youths regarding their experiences. In this article, the contemporary literature on child and youth sex trade-involvement is reviewed and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Sexuality
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Catani, Claudia; Schauer, Elisabeth; Neuner, Frank – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008
To date, research on the psychosocial consequences of mass trauma resulting from war and organized violence on children has primarily focused on the individual as the unit of treatment and analysis with particular focus on mental disorders caused by traumatic stress. This body of research has stimulated the development of promising…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Family Violence, Community Services
Black, Maggie – 1993
This report describes a seminar designed to develop a better understanding of the problems and needs of working children and children living in the streets, to analyze policy and program experiences in working with such children, and to draft a set of recommendations to help improve the conditions of street and working children in the context of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health