Children in institutions

• Presentations from the conference: "Keeping the Door Open - Support to Young People Leaving Care"
14.05.2010 | Child Centre
  Perspectives from young people with care experience: What works for us. pdf_EN Outcomes for care leavers – what can we learn from Swedish national register studies? Professor Bo Vinnerljung ... More
• Keeping the Door Open conference report
14.05.2010 | Child Centre
Report from the conference "Keeping the Door Open - Support to Young People Leaving Care" which was held in Vilnius in October 2009 is now available online. Along with the report, most of the presentations made can be accessed in ... More
• The United Nations Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
| Child Centre
A resolution ‘welcoming' the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children was adopted by UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 20 November 2009, a memorable day when the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated its 20th anniversary. ... More
• Keeping the door open
| Child Centre
Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the EGCC, is proud to present this mapping on the situation for young people leaving care in the 11 member countries to the CBSS. The full report can be downloaded below in English. A ... More
• Full report from the conference: The Rights of Children in Institutions in the Region of the Baltic Sea States
09.03.2007 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)

The full report from the conference: The Rights of Children in Institutions in the Region of the Baltic Sea States: Improving Child Participation, Monitoring and Post Placement Assistance, is now available.

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• Sexual Abuse of Children and Young People Placed in Residential Institutions - Scope and Measures Taken
09.12.2006 | Melchior, Anne (Denmark)
New research from AKF in Denmark concerning children and young people placed in residential institutions. These children are a particularly exposed group in terms of the risk of sexual abuse. A study of residential institutions in Denmark shows that the ... More
• WGCC Conference on the Rights of Children in Institutions in the Region of the Baltic Sea States
17.11.2006 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Working Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk, the WGCC, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in Sweden invited to this Conference of Senior Officials, researchers and experts on "The rights of children in institutional ... More
• United Nations Secretary-General´s Study on Violence against Children
13.11.2006 | United Nations
The United Nations Secretary General has appointed an Independent Expert, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, to lead a global study on Violence Against Children. The Study, rooted in children's human rights to protection from all forms of violence, aims to promote action ... More
• Innocenti Social Monitor 2006: Understanding Child Poverty in South-Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
07.11.2006 | UNICEF
The report finds that disparities in child well-being have increased, both between countries and within countries, with a widening gap in the access and quality of social services. "Child poverty should be the number one concern of governments in the ... More
• Victimization of child residents in Polish care institution. RESEARCH REPORT.
22.06.2006 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
In 2005 Nobody`s Children Foundation conducted the first RESEARCH of the victimization of child residents in Polish care institution. The victimization – including sexual abuse – of institutionalized children has never been systematically studied or diagnosed in Poland. ... More
• Residents' rights in child protection units in Norway
15.06.2006 | Sasaoka, Karin
On behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Children and Equality, NOVA (Norwegian Social Research) and FAFO (Institute for Labour and Social Research) carried out a study of young peoples rights while under residential care in Norway. This report presents ... More
• National Comparative Study of Children and Young People with High Support Needs in Australian Out-of-Home Care
03.05.2006 | University of Adelaide
This is the final report of a national research project undertaken between November 2003 and August 2005. The reportpresents the findings of Australia´s first national comparative study of 364 children. http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/NR/rdonlyres/830F1DAF-4647-4909-938D-12236A3ADA8B/0/FinalGOVTreportprofilestudy_2.pdf Report Attachment ... More
• TransMonee 2005 - Data Indicators and Features on the State of Children in CEE/CIS and Baltic States
17.03.2006 | Unicef Innocent Research Centre
The MONEE project was initiated in 1992 to monitor, analyze and disseminate information on social and economic trends affecting children in Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltics as these countries entered into a new ... More
• Children looked after and their right to participation in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 12
14.03.2006 | University of Lund Documen
Research has been conducted on children's participation in review meetings, a method for reviewing foster and residential care. The method is tested within the national project Children's Needs in Focus (BBIC) inspired by the British Integrated Children's System and operated ... More
• Victimization of child residents in Polish care institution - the nationwide study conducted in 2005 by Nobody`s Children Foundation.
21.11.2005 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
Results of research in enclosed document. Victimization of child residents in Polish care institution (27Kb) Published by   Created   21.11.2005 Updated   ... More
• Identifying good practice in the deinstitutionalisation of children under five years from institutions across Europe: Summary of research
14.11.2005 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
Results of research in enclosed article   Daphne II (108Kb) Published by   Created   14.11.2005 Updated   14.11.2005
• Mapping the number and characteristics of children under three in institutions across Europe at risk of harm: Executive Summary
14.11.2005 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
Research project Daphne Programme in collaboration with WHO regional Office for Europe and the University of Birmingham UK Results of research in enclosed article. Daphne summary 1 (45Kb) ... More
• Job available
06.11.2005 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/FELLOW (2 POSTS) IN THE CENTRE FOR FORENSIC AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY post doctoral jobs avert05 (41Kb) Published by   Created   06.11.2005 ... More
• The new programs of The Robinson Crusoe Foundation in Poland concerning children leaving the institutions.
29.08.2005 | Keller Hamela, Maria (Poland)
In enclosed attachment we can read about Robinson Crusoe Foundation. Foundation is an independent charity organization with headquarters in Warsaw, Poland. More information about diagnosis of problem, mission, and realised programs in the article. ... More
• Council of Europe expert report on "Children in institutions: prevention and alternative care"
10.06.2005 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Council of Europe in May of 2004 approved the expert report written by Mr Bragi Gudbrandsson from Iceland, on behalf of the Working Group on Children at Risk and in Care. The report and the work has led on ... More
• Child Abuse. The Evaluation of the Situation in Child Care Institutions.
01.06.2004 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The Lithuanian NGO Vaiko Namas, Child House, has published a study on the situation for children in child care institutions in Lithuania. The report, published in 2003, can be downloaded in full version below.   ... More
• Russia.Yaroslavl. Prevention child neglect
26.02.2004 | Miroshkina, Marina (Russia)
The main reason of children’s non-adaptive behaviour is socially unsuccessful families. The number of Russian families with unfavourable conditions of child upbringing, including money problems, has reached 30%. Half of such families have deviant and conflict environment. Children in these ... More
• "To the new life together!"The program of work with young prisoners.Krasnodar. Russia
05.02.2004 | Miroshkina, Marina (Russia)
“To the new life together!” – is a socially important action, which had its beginning with a usual idea of people interested in it, enthusiasm and understanding of a  young prisoners problems In December, 1999 the specialists of Youth Committee ... More
• Reflections of violence by children living at social welfare institutions of Ida-Virumaa
07.12.2003 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
This Master`s thesis (Siret Linde, 2002) study treats abuse of children in welfare institutions on the basis of scientific literature, questionnaires, essays of children in orphanages and everyday experience. 105 children, 64 girls and 41 boys aged 12-16 from six ... More
• Psychiatric problems of delinquent girls and training program for them
30.12.2002 | Soonets, Ruth (Estonia)
According to the data of 2000/2001 of all Estonian minors who have committed criminal or administrative offence there were 184 children studying at residential care institutional schools. Kaagvere Special School is a closed institution for girls who have been sentenced ... More
• Presentation on Children in Prison
18.09.2002 | Lars Lööf (CBSS)
The CBSS Commissioner on Democratic Development organised a round table meeting on "Children in Prison" On the Protection of the Rights of Children Deprived of Their Libery. Approximately 40 representatives from the Baltic Sea Region participated in the meeting that ... More
• Project
07.06.2002 | Sladzevska, Agnese
  Project "Mobile Preventive and Educational Multi-Disciplinary Team For Preventing Cases of Abuse in Local Child Care Institutions". Project is co-financed by the European Union's Phare Access programme in Latvia. This project is being implemented by ... More
• Livslust - building a better future
28.02.2001 |
As in all former Soviet republics, Latvia has thousands of orphaned children and youngsters. They grow up under very difficult conditions at a variety of institutions. At the age of 16 they are required to leave their institutions and support ... More
• Skangal
28.02.2001 |
Skangal is situated in Liepa Municipality 110 km north - east of Riga. It is a donation from the Palme family to The Salvation Army, to give them new possibilities for taking care, to educate and to evangelize. The aim ... More
• World Childhood Foundation
28.02.2001 |
World Childhood Foundation Projects in Russia and the Baltic States, January 2001 RUSSIA : The Lebedeva Prison in St. Petersburg: To improve the harsh living conditions for the young boys (10-18 years) ... More