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Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals
Family policies are a mainstay of national policies and one of the most meaningful means for governments to influence the standard of living of future generations. Family policies also have a central part to play in meeting many of the targets that will c
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Children’s Voice 2020: Impact of families’ financial situation on the daily lives, leisure time and well-being of children
According to the Children’s Voice Survey, negative experiences due to poverty, such as anxiety, inferiority and stress are more prevalent among children of families with limited means compared with others. In Finland, more than 110,000 children live in lo
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Progress of the World's Women 2019-2020: Families in a changing world
This annual report by UN WOMEN examines how changes in family dynamics impact women's rights across the globe and demonstrate that most countries worldwide can afford family-friendly policies. The recommendations put forth in the report build on global da
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Children, Orphanages, and Families: A summary of research to help guide faith-based action
This resource aims to provide a concise overview of a range of studies and findings that can inform approaches to caring for children who, through orphan-hood, abandonment, or other causes, have been separated from parental care. Included are current glob
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Household Economic Strengthening in Support of Prevention of Family-Child Separation and Children's Reintegration in Family Care
This report is intended to act as an information resource, a collection of the latest research, programmes, findings and outcomes, within the realm of household economic strengthening (HES), family-child separation, and family care. Child protection and e
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Guidelines for Kinship Care, Foster Care and Supported Independent Living in Liberia
Save the Children has been supporting the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia to develop alternative care guidelines as well as the capacity building plan for the DSW. The guidelines are intended to p
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Understanding Vulnerability: A study on situations that affect family separation and the lives of children in and out of family care (Research in DKI Jakarta, Central Java and South Sulawesi)
PUSKAPA, the Center on Child Protection at the University of Indonesia, conducted this assessment to understand situations that lead children in Indonesia to be outside of family care—living either in childcare institutions or in non-institutional arrange
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Save the Children's Position Statement on Families
The word ‘family’ has different meanings to people around the world. Diverse family structures exist in various parts of the world, with the nature of relationships and the power dynamics between men and women, and adults and children, girls and boys vary
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Queriendo se entiende la familia: Guía de intervención sobre parentalidad positiva para profesionales
Queriendo se entiende la familia: Guía de intervención sobre parentalidad positiva para profesionales, is a positive parenting intervention guide developed by Save the Children Spain. The guide is intended for professionals with training in the educat
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World Family Map: Mapping Family Change and Child Well-Being Outcomes
The World Family Map Project is an initiative by Child Trends which seeks both to monitor the health of family life around the globe and to learn more about how family trends affect the well-being of children. Given the centrality of the family to child a
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Kinship Care Album: Researching Kinship Care in West and Central Africa
This Album on Kinship Care is a compilation of albums from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Niger, Nigeria and Sierra Leone made by children and young people who were part of a Kinship Care research initiative undertaken by Save the Children in Wes
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The Influence of Family Skills Programmes on Violence Indicators: Experience from a multi-site project of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in low and middle income countries
Families can be one of the most protective forces in the lives of children and youth. Family skills interventions have been found to be effective in encouraging safe and nurturing relationships between parents (or caregivers) and children in their early y