Archive: Child Protection

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Who Perpetrates Violence Against Children? A Systematic Analysis of Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Data

March 7, 2018

This article provides the first age-specific and sex-specific prevalence estimates by perpetrator type for physical, sexual, and emotional violence against children globally. The authors used random effects meta-regression to gain an estimate on prevalence. This study hopes to add data on the most common known perpetrators for boys and other age groups beyond 15-19.

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Who Perpetrates Violence Against Children? Five Findings from a Global Review

February 20, 2018

A new study published in BMJ Pediatrics helps us to better understand the global levels of violence against children. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine along with UNICEF conducted a meta-analysis and systematic review. For the first time it allows researchers to configure how children may be at more or less… View Article

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Bridging the Gaps: A Global Review of Intersections of Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children

February 9, 2018

This article documents a narrative review of evidence on intersections between violence against children (VAC) and violence against women (VAW), including sexual violence by non-partners, with an emphasis on low and middle income countries.

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Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children-The Points of Intersection

Violence against children and violence against women has been recognized as a global public health and human rights problem. This document contains a summary of key information published in the article “Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children”.

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Integrating Violence against Children Prevention and Response Interventions within PEPFAR HIV Pediatric Testing, Care and Treatment

February 2, 2018

This report presents the preliminary findings from an ongoing project undertaken by 4Children that seeks to identify key opportunities to incorporate violence prevention and response interventions within priority PEPFAR Program Areas at clinical and community levels. The initial focus is on HIV testing and services (HTS) and pediatric care and treatment – a priority identified… View Article

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Violence against children in South Africa: the cost of inaction to society and the economy

January 16, 2018

Violence against children is known to have adverse health outcomes and to be a risk factor for unhealthy behavior and subsequent violence toward others. This research takes the statistics on violence against children in South Africa and models the cost of inaction. The costing exercise gives some really useful economic arguments about all forms of… View Article

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Responding to Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused

November 29, 2017

Sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a violation of their rights and negatively affects their health. The new clinical guidelines that WHO has published titled, Responding to Children and Adolescents Who Have Been Sexually Abused is aimed at helping front-line health workers, mainly from low resource settings, in providing evidence-based, quality, trauma-informed care to survivors. This guideline… View Article

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Minimum Service Standards for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kenya: Job Aid Booklet

November 16, 2017

This document is a job aid for improving the quality of services for orphans and vulnerable children at the community level. It explains the guiding principles of the quality service standards, which include identifying the needs of the OVC and their households and provision of appropriate services on an ongoing basis, ensuring participation and involvement… View Article

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Randomized controlled trial of a parenting program to reduce the risk of child maltreatment in South Africa

October 25, 2017

This study is the one of the first to evaluate the preliminary effects of a parenting program to reduce the risk of child maltreatment using a randomized controlled trial. Also unique to this study is the extreme vulnerability of the 68 parent-child dyads (children ages 3-8) with high percentages reporting unemployment, hunger and poor health… View Article

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Ending child marriage and meeting the needs of married children: The USAID Vision for Action

October 13, 2017

The USAID Vision for Action on ending child marriage and meeting the needs of married children outlines a plan for ensuring the rights of children to meet their full potential. The document includes a statement of the problem and explains the strategic underpinnings of USAID’s commitment to this issue–such as the link with the agency… View Article

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