Handbook on advancing institutional child protection
About the handbook on advancing institutional child protection
Every child should be living free from violence. However, we have known for decades that violence is a common reality affecting children in our societies throughout the world. With the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic, increasing migration, and conflicts, this reality has grown to an even greater dimension putting many families under immense pressure.
Protecting children from violence is one of the main working areas of the World Future Council. That’s why, we have launched a new policy handbook for advancing institutional child protection.
On the following pages, you can find more about the One-Stop Centre model (OSC). OSC is a cost-effective and easy-to-implement response for countries and municipalities to rising cases of violence against children. These centres have provided several necessary services to respond to cases of child abuse, violence, maltreatment, and neglect, all under one roof. You can learn more about successful experiences of the implementation of this model, its strengths and shortcomings as well as key lessons learned for the minimum requirements necessary to support OSCs for policy makers and stakeholders engaged in the field of child protection.
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Content
Violence Against Children (VAC): What are the common misperceptions of children and childhood? Who is at risk and what are the consequences of VAC?
Legal Framework against VAC: What are the policies that help design a society intolerant to VAC?
Child Protection System: The One-Stop Centre Model (OSC) as an effective response to VAC.
Country Case Studies of OSC: Experiences of implementing the OSC model around the globe.
Advancing the child protection system in Ghana: One-Stop-Centers for survivors of child violence
Young people and the pandemic: Keep your head up – A comment on life during the pandemic
Our article series “How do young people experience the pandemic?” continues: We are not alone in this pandemic and we can solve this together, so keep your head up – you are not alone.
International Criminal Court continues series of judgments condemning crimes against child soldiers
With its judgment on 4 February 2021 against Dominic Ongwen, the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, Netherlands, adds its third trial judgment to a series of findings that condemn crimes against children.
Young people and the pandemic: Hamburg, Chile, and Covid-19 – Challenges in times of a pandemic
Our article series “How do young people experience the pandemic?” continues: Anna tells us what are the challenges in times of Covid-19 in Hamburg and in Chile? What are the differences? What role do young people play?
Young people and the pandemic: Covid-19 – Studying alone in front of the computer
Our article series “How do young people experience the pandemic?” continues: Jada tells us: How does a young student experience the time of the pandemic? How has student life changed through online teaching? What solutions are there for students to make the best of this time?
Young people and the pandemic: Climate in times of Corona
Our article series “How do young people experience the pandemic?” starts today with Louisa’s contribution on Climate in times of Corona. What are young people thinking about the crisis and its impact on climate and future generation?
COVID-19 — From health crisis to child rights crisis
Why health, wellbeing, and education of children across the globe are at risk from the pandemic — especially, but not only, in the Global South
An Inspiring Future Policy Award Ceremony 2019: Empowering Youth
What an exciting event we held last week: The World Future Council is truly proud about the Future Policy Award Ceremony 2019 at which our “Oscar for best policies” – the Future Policy Award 2019 – distinguished eight truly exemplary policies empowering young people!
