Alternative care

USAID/ DCOF – Three Country Child Care Reform Exchange Workshop Report

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) supported a sub-regional workshop held in Kigali March 23-26, 2015 to provide structured opportunities for technical exchange on care reform, approaches, methods, and tools.

An Independent Review of the Scottish Early Learning and Children Workforce and Out of School Care Workforce

This report identifies and makes recommendations on how the skills, qualifications and training of staff working within the early learning and childcare and out of school care sectors, from birth to age 14, can contribute to improved outcomes for children, help to reduce social inequality and close...

Guide to Build Capacity for Child Welfare Using the CQI Process

This paper is a starting point for collaboration with the Children’s Bureau to ensure that states receive the support they need to develop rigorous, sustainable National Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) systems. The recommendations summarize what state and local agencies will need to build CQI...

Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support

This report is the result of research undertaken in South Africa to review community and home-based care, especially in regards to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. The research highlights the important roles played by caregivers in health promotion programs, counselling and testing,...

Exploring the Appropriateness of Institutionalized Care of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the Era of HIV/AIDS

This study evaluates the current literature on the topic of institutions caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) in the face of HIV/AIDS to determine appropriateness.

Reintegration Guidelines for Trafficked and Displaced Children Living in Institutions

This report provides the guidelines for family-based care used by Next Generation Nepal and The Himalayan Innovative Society for reintegrating children with their families in situations in which there they have been separated.

Guidelines for the Alternative Family Care of Children in Kenya

These guidelines are meant to support child welfare and protection practitioners in order to improve the quality of family support and alternative care services in Kenya.

Review of the Implementation of the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

The IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Emergency Settings were established in 2007 to protect and improve people’s mental health and psychosocial well-being in the midst of an emergency. Seven years of dissemination, utilization and implementation of the Guidelines...

Ophans and Ebola: Estimating the Secondary Impact of a Public Health Crisis

This working paper reviews data from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leona to estimate the likely number of children who will be orphaned as a result of the Ebola Virus Disease. The estimates are intended to guide policy to support family networks to improve the capacity to provide high quality care to...

Child Welfare in Chile: Learning from International Experiences to Improve Family Interventions

Poor outcomes and several complaints to the judicial system against residentialservices for children have triggered a deep review of the Chilean child welfare services,particularly in relation to family reunification. This paper offers strategic guidelines toimprove alternative care for children...

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