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Stark, Lindsay
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Community-based Surveillance of Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Drought-affected Northern Ethiopia
Children separated from their caregivers in humanitarian emergencies are vulnerable to multiple risks. However, no field-tested methods exist to capture ongoing changes in the frequency and nature of separation in these contexts over the course of a protr
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Preventing Violence Against Refugee Adolescent Girls: Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Ethiopia
Interpersonal violence is a critical public health concern in humanitarian contexts, but evidence of effective violence prevention programmes targeting adolescent girls is lacking.The researchers investigated the efficacy of a life skills and safe spaces
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Building Caregivers’ Emotional, Parental and Social Support Skills to Prevent Violence Against Adolescent Girls: Findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Democratic Republic of Congo
Parenting programmes are increasingly popular for reducing children’s exposure to interpersonal violence in low/middle-income countries, but there is limited evidence on their effectiveness. The researchers investigated the incremental impact of adding a
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Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Community-based monitoring in rural Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative under the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and coordinated by Save the Children in pa
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Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Haiti following Hurricane Matthew
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and is coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University. The overall aim of the MS
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Predictors of Interpersonal Violence in the Household in Humanitarian Settings: A systematic review
Interpersonal violence against women and children has increasingly been recognized as a public health priority in humanitarian emergencies. However, because the household is generally considered a private sphere, violence between family members remains ne
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Preventing Household Violence: Promising strategies for humanitarian settings
Violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) are both global epidemics with prolonged impact on the health, well-being, and safety of both individuals and communities. The epidemics are also intimately interconnected, as VAW and VAC te
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Ethical Considerations for Children’s Participation in Data Collection Activities During Humanitarian Emergencies: A Delphi review
Children’s right to participate in data collection during emergencies has been widely recognized by humanitarian actors. However, participation in such activities can expose children to risk. Tensions have been noted between the right to participate and o
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The Influence of Caregiver Depression on Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes: Findings from refugee settlements in Uganda
Family-level predictors, including caregiver depression, are considered important influences on adolescent mental health. Adolescent depression and anxiety in refugee settings is known to be a significant public health concern, yet there is very limited l
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Violence Against Children in Humanitarian Settings: A literature review of population-based approaches
Children in humanitarian settings are thought to experience increased exposure to violence, which can impair their physical, emotional, and social development. Violence against children has important economic and social consequences for nations as a whole
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Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Pilot summary report Democratic Republic of Congo
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and is coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University and Johns Hopkins Universi
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Community-based Child Protection Mechanisms Amongst Urban Refugees in Kampala, Uganda: An ethnographic study
Many countries are currently undertaking mapping of community based child protection mechanisms (CBCPMs) as a critical step in strengthening child protection systems. However, this type of mapping has yet to be undertaken in refugee settings. This project