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Every five minutes a child dies from violence. Around the world a staggering 1.7 billion children experience violence every single year. In every country and culture, children are facing abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. Violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices such as early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

Every child has the right to be safe. Save the Children works to ensure that violence against children is no longer tolerated. We work with children, families, communities and societies to put in place laws, policies and services to support children, and promote social norm and attitude changes. We work to prevent and respond to all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence affecting children.

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection

    A fact sheet looking at several aspects of child protection and the needs and priorities of vulnerable children. Children in every country, every culture and at every social level face various forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. The abuse

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

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    Fact Sheet- Child Protection in Emergencies

    Save the Children’s Child Protection Initiative (CPI) fact sheet about "Child Protection in Emergencies" looks at the the main protection dangers that children face in an emergency and how to address them. During emergencies, children run many risks. They

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

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    Save the Children's Child Protection Video

    The Child Protection Initiative has produced an animated video that communicates Save the Children's child protection work and the impact on children's lives as seen by children. "Violence against children is no longer tolerated" is the new Global Breakth

    Publication year: 2015 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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    Fact sheet- Children without appropriate care

    A Save the Children fact sheet looking at key aspects of child protection with special focus on the sub-theme "children without appropriate care", which encompasses children who are not receiving suitable, continuous and quality care, nurture and guidance

    Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International

  5. Save the Children Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners

    The Psychological First Aid Training Manual for Child Practitioners (PFA) was developed by Save the Children Denmark for the Child Protection Initiative, to facilitate training in psychological first aid with a focus on children. It is aimed at developing

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Denmark Author(s): Dybdal, Anne-Sophie | Melin, Mie | Terlonge, Pernille

  6. Stop the War on Children: Protecting children in 21st century conflict

    At least 100,000 babies die every year because of conflict More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict than at any time over the past two decades. At least 550,000 babies are thought to have died as a result of armed conflict between 2013

    Publication year: 2019 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Graham, George | Kirollos, Mariam | Fylkesnes, Gunvor Knag | Salarkia, Keyan | ...

  7. A Catalogue of Common Approaches: Delivering our best work for children

    This catalogue showcases the common approaches that Save the Children currently has and those that are in the pipeline for 2018. Each approach addresses a particular problem – such as how to help children read and write; how to keep them safe in their own

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  8. Protecting Children on the Move: A guide to programming for children affected by migration and displacement

    In these turbulent times, as dramatic stories of refugees, displaced people and migrants hit our news headlines on a daily basis, never has the need to protect children on the move felt so urgent. The surge in protracted crises and conflicts, climate chan

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): O'Kane, Claire | Newth, Hannah

  9. Healing the Invisible Wounds of War: A roadmap for addressing the mental health needs of children

    The Wilton Park Dialogue, in partnership with Save the Children and the UK Department for International Development, brought together 50 experts in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in January 2018. Together they looked at challenges and

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children | UKaid | Wilton Park Author(s): Brophy, Marcia | Deselow, James

  10. Horn of Africa One Year On Report: Helping children and their families survive the gripping impact of the drought in 2017

    The Horn of Africa has been grappling with the effects of consecutive failed rains across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia that led to 12 million people in need of humanitarian assistance at the start of 2017.  Save the Children’s response over the past year

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  11. Brott mot Barn 2016 och 2017: När förundersökningen drar ut på tiden

    It has been eight years since Save the Children Sweden showed that children who have been exposed to serious crimes are disappointed by the adult world once again when their well-being, rights, and needs are not prioritized. Despite a law that police and

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Fröberg, Frida | Wahlberg, Blomdahl | Söderlind, Natalie

  12. Changing Attitudes to Physical Punishment of Children in Aotearoa New Zealand

    In 2007 Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1971 was amended in New Zealand to protect children from assault in any context. The repeal of the law supported children’s rights to dignity, bodily integrity, safety, and equal protection with adults under the law. D

    Publication year: 2018 Publisher(s): Save the Children New Zealand

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Child Protection Global Theme

Child Protection is one of five global themes prioritized by Save the Children to deliver its new strategy.

Children have an absolute right to be safe. Yet girls and boys in every country, in every culture and at every social level face forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. These violations include sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking, physical and humiliating punishment, harmful traditional practices (including early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting) and recruitment into armed forces and groups.

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