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Psychosocial health
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I'd rather be hit with a stick…Grades are sacred': Students' Perceptions of Discipline and Authority in a Public High School in Peru
This working paper discusses views and experiences of discipline and punishment in everyday schooling among a group of boys and girls aged between 14 and 16 years old attending a public high school in an urban Andean city in Peru. It draws on data collect
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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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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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‘And So They Ordered Me to Kill a Person’: Conceptualizing the impacts of child soldiering on the development of moral agency
Approximately 300,000 child soldiers serve in various armed groups around the world and become directly implicated in the perpetration of kidnappings, killings, and torture. Considering that children construct moral concepts and a sense of themselves as m
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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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Introduction to Child Protection in Emergencies- an Interagency Modular Training Package
This document is the psychosocial module of the Introduction to Child Protection in Emergencies and Interagency Modular Training Package. This module is divided into the following sections: Part 1 presents a background to psychosocial issues including the
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Child development and Economic Development: Lessons and Future Challenges
This review essay summarises current research into child development that investigates what promotes and what threatens children’s growth and security. It examines how the well-being of children affects and is affected by wider societal (especially econom
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Thrive at five: Comparative child development at school-entry age
Children from deprived backgrounds are more likely to do significantly worse than other children across a number of key developmental indicators: physical well-being, social skills, emotional health, cognitive ability, and communication skills.¨Ultimately
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Gaza's Children: Falling behind. The effect of the blockade on child health in Gaza
The blockade of the Gaza Strip has reached its fifth year. This report, by Save the Children and Medical Aid for Palestinians, lifts the lid on the human impact of the blockade placed on one of the most densely populated areas on earth. It gives a vital i
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Toolkit on “Children and Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights”: Activities Guide for service providers
'Protecting Adolescents from Gender Based Violence through the Promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights’ is a three-year project launched by Save the Children aimed to raise awareness and enhance protection of children and adolescents (10-
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Ending corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading punishment of children through law reform and social change- Campaigns Manual
All over the world, children are hit and hurt by adults responsible for their care and attention. In a minority of countries- though far too many – children in conflict with the law may be sentenced by the courts to corporal punishment when they are convi
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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)