the actions taken to prevent or respond to an identified issue or problem e.g. a series of counseling sessions, microfinance, medical treatment etc.
provided by public or private organizations aimed at addressing the needs and problems of the most vulnerable populations, including those stemming from violence, family breakdown, homelessness, substance abuse, immigration, disability, and old age
children whose rights to care and protection are being violated or who are at risk of those rights being violated
the process of bringing together the child and family or previous care provider for the purpose of establishing or re-establishing long-term care
the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, the abuse of power or position of vulnerability or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation
involves the use of violent physical force so as to cause actual or likely physical injury or suffering
Problems in an individual's way of acting, behaving, or conducting him/herself. A child with behavioral difficulties may have difficulty following the rules of the classroom at school or in care placement.
the short-term or long-term placement of a child into any non family-based care situation
an approach that tries to avoid unintended negative impacts of development and other interventions
the persistent emotional ill-treatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development
the process of ensuring that an identified child has his or her needs for care, protection and support met, this is usually the responsibility of an allocated social worker who meets with the child, the family, any other caregivers, and professionals involved with the child in order to assess, plan, deliver or refer the child and/or family for services, and monitor and review progress.
full-time care of a child or adolescent within a non-related family who agrees to meet the developmental, psychosocial, medical, educational and spiritual needs of a child who is not able to live with his/her own parents or extended family
the process of building an understanding of the problems needs and rights of a child and his/her family in the wider context of the community, should cover physical, intellectual, emotional, and social needs and development of the child (various types of assessment such as rapid, initial, risk, comprehensive, etc.)
a range of measures to ensure the support of children and families- similar to community based support but may be provided by external agents such as social workers and providing services such as counseling, parent education, day-care facilities, material support, etc.