INSPIRE: SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN “EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS” Click here to register! Tuesday, April 20 2021 15H30-17H00 CET Rationale, aims and target audience Violence affects up to 1 in 2 children every year, with devastating acute and long-term consequences. Yet, we know that violence can be prevented, we have the tools… View Article
Read more »Harnessing Social Protection to Improve HIV Outcomes in Vulnerable Children and Adolescents Thursday, February 25th, 2021 9:30 – 11:00 AM EST 2:30 – 4:00 PM GMT A link to the webinar can be found here. Please join for this webinar exploring proven game-changing innovations that have improved HIV outcomes amongst vulnerable children and adolescents, by… View Article
Read more »Identification of children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV) is a key priority of PEPFAR to ensure timely diagnosis and linkage to life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART). Index testing has proven to be an effective modality to identify C/ALHIV, through a biological parent or HIV-infected sibling, who would otherwise not be quickly linked to ART. Clinical… View Article
Read more »There is growing recognition that children of all ages and in all settings are at great risk of experiencing violence. However, being aware of a problem does not mean that we know how to address it. In particular, busy clinical providers who interact with children may suspect that a child is experiencing abuse, but not… View Article
Read more »The Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children (4Children) project strengthened social service systems through the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for case management in DRC, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Uganda. This multi-country development has been synthesized into this global case management package that can be considered the gold standard for implementing… View Article
Read more »Children affected by sexual violence should access core health and social welfare support, and both services should work together to build a case that can be referred to the justice system. Ensuring that children receive the support they need and that perpetrators are brought to justice requires a strong referral pathway within and across sectors…. View Article
Read more »Singing to the Lions is a new workshop tool by Dr. Jonathan Brakarsh of Zimbabwe and Catholic Relief Services that helps children and youth develop skills to resolve the impact of violence and abuse in their lives and to heal. It has been successfully implemented in several countries with promising results, and it is also a lot of… View Article
Read more »On March 3, 2016, OVCsupport.net hosted a webinar on Creating Intentional Linkages between HIV and Child Protection. The webinar featured Zvandiri, a program in Zimbabwe, which presented on their experience of incorporating children and youth, especially those living with HIV, in the development of programming and policy interventions.
Read more »There is an increasing focus within the children and AIDS community on the need to ensure that child protection contributes to HIV prevention
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