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Psychosocial health
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Children's right to play. An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide
In this working paper, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children. They argue that both state signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Right
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Violence faite aux enfants en milieu scolaire au Mali
This joint publication by Plan and Save the Children is based on a field survey conducted in 2009 on the perceptions of local communities regarding school violence. Aimed at policy makers, civil society organisations, local communities, families and child
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Baseline Fact Sheet on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Children and Adolescents in Lebanon
"Protecting adolescents from gender based violence through the promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” is a project co-funded by the European Union and SIDA that started in 2010. Within this project, Save the Children Sweden (SCS)
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Psychological Assessment Report. Psychosocial Problems and Needs of Children in Flood Affected Areas in Pakistan
The devastating floods that struck Pakistan in 2010 left behind a trail of destruction and shattered lives across the country. The massive level of devastation threatens to set the affected areas of the nation back by decades. Millions of people’s livelih
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Child Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory- Review
Save the Children's 2010 review of the major trends that affected the rights of children in the occupied Palestinian territory to live, learn and play in freedom and safety. In 2010, Palestinian children continued to face poverty, violence and threats to
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Equal Protection for Children. An overview of the experience of countries that accord children full legal protection from physical punishment
In the UK, the continued existence of the defence allowing parents to use ‘reasonable chastisement’ when disciplining their children remains a barrier to fully respecting children as human beings in their own right. This report, published by NSPCC, seeks
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Protecting the rights of Palestinian children affected by armed conflicts through community-based mechanism in the Gaza Strip and North Lebanon. Regional Workshop May 9-12th, 2011, Amman, Jordan
This report documents the proceedings that took place over the course of a four-day workshop May 9-12th, 2011 in Amman, Jordan. It describes the best practices developed by the workshop’s participants, which address protection needs of children living in
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Child maltreatment at home: Prevalence among orphans and vulnerable children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
This research briefly describes the prevalence of physical and verbal maltreatment among highly vulnerable children (HVC) in areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Aftrica, and identifies factors associated with maltreatment. Data were collected for the baseline p
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Children in hazardous work. What we know- What we need to know
This report reviews the current state of knowledge concerning children in hazardous work and presents the case for a new focus on the issue as part of the wider global effort to eliminate the worst forms of child labour. The report highlights recent globa
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Defining Success: Developing Locally Meaningful Indicators for Child-centered Psychosocial Programming in Uganda
How can we measure the impact of community-based psychosocial programs on the sustained well-being of children and families? This question was addressed by the Child Protection in Crisis Learning Network through its 2010 ethnographic study in Uganda. Inte
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Sport & Development- A summary of SAD's experiences and good practices
This report provides an overview of four of its Sport & Development pilot projects that examine the use of sport as a tool for reaching development and humanitarian objectives. This report aims to uncover the development potential of sport in three post-c
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Tillfälligt uppbrott- unga berättar. Om att rymma eller kastas ut hemifrån
A follow up of previous Save the Children reports about children who see no other solution to difficult domestic situations than to run away from home – either on their own initiative or because parents who are unable to assume their responsibilities thro