Search

This report takes a detailed look at how a parent’s unauthorized status affects child development. Based on a review of existing research that increasingly points to negative developmental consequences of parental unauthorized status across all stages of childhood, the authors explore possible...

This guide is for training teachers in Southern Sudan on identifying, responding and safeguarding children from abuse, exploitation and violence. It provides guidance for an in-depth 5-day protection course, as well as a 1-day refresher course.

Introduction to Child Protection: Teacher's Handbook A handbook that identifies and addresses issues of child protection in education in Southern Sudan, and mobilizes communities into action to make schools protective and nurturing learning environments. Covers safeguarding children from abuse...

Professor Greg Duncan discusses the connections between poverty and child development, and suggests social policy strategies to improve the welfare of children in poverty. He discusses bodily stress responses in the case of child abuse and deprivation, compromised immune function, and nutritional...

Effect of a community-led sanitation intervention on child diarrhea and child growth in rural Mali: a cluster-randomised controlled trial The study investigates the effectiveness of a community-based program on improving sanitation in Mali. Results indicate that the program successfully enhances...

This article reviews evidence linking WASH, anemia, and child growth, and highlight pathways through which WASH may affect early child development, primarily through inflammation, stunting, and anemia. The article recommends the concept of baby WASH to be added to early childhood development...

The study explores the prevalence and causes of mental illness amongst children in Sierra Leone. It applies the results to recommend changes in mental healthcare for children who have lived in regions of conflict. Abstract Background This study complements the growing amount of research on the...