COVID-19 poses specific challenges and risks to children with regards to appropriate care both at the policy or system level and in work with individual children. This includes the potential temporary need for alternative care when caregivers become ill o

Abstract: There has been increasing recognition that the diversity and dynamic nature of family composition, structure, and living arrangements are intimately related to the key factors that support children’s care and well-being and should be central to

Save the Children’s work on shifting the paradigm of alternative care for children in Indonesia is a work in progress that began in 2005 and will continue until at least 2017.  The purpose of this in-depth report is to provide information on Save the Chil

This report, written by Florence Martin, is based on the results of research carried out as a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), Save the Children in Indonesia and a team of Social Workers and Social Scientists from STK

This report is the first-ever comprehensive research into the quality of care in childcare institutions in Indonesia.Up to half a million children live in residential care in Indonesia, one of the highest numbers of children in residential care in the wor

A practical manual to be used as a guide in the development of strategies to challenge and end physical and humiliating punishment. It includes examples of good practice when approaching the issue of corporal punishment around the world, and highlights ke

"Voices Against Violence” is about Save the Children's work to end violence against children. It sets out six key recommendations based on programme learnings and recommendations from children as a result of an extensive consultation. The aim of this publ

Violence is a major root cause of children coming into conflict with the law in the first place. This report shows that violence is a recurring theme in the lives of these children and not only after they come into conflict with the law. Part 1 analyses t

The Right Not to Lose Hope addresses the issues facing children who are in conflict with the law. Part 1 analyses the experiences and situation of these marginalised children. Rather than focusing solely on children in the justice system, it looks at the