Course: COVID-19: Adapting Child Protection Case Management

Community-based child protection groups have a role to play in the protection of children during the COIVD-19 pandemic. UNHCR highlights the importance and benefits of working in partnership with communities …

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted by the United Nations in 1989. It is important for us to note the different articles in the CRC …

In this step we will look at child protection case management and the way child protection caseworkers are working together with different service providers to identify, refer and respond to …

As a result of circumstances related to COVID-19, there may be increasing child protection risks. This includes reports being made in different countries of heightened domestic violence, child abuse, neglect, …

In this video, we hear Victoria and Anna tell us why it is important children and young people participate in decisions being made about their lives. You will also hear …

Christian Skoog, representative of UNICEF Mexico, tells us how it is essential we all work together to help strengthen existing national child protection systems, even if they are currently weak. …

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is possible the number of child protection cases will rise. This may lead to more children being at risk of separation from the care …

Communicating with Children Interviewing children is one of the primary ways to assess their protection risks and other needs. It allows children to provide information that will help decide on …

COVID-19 is quickly changing the context in which children live. Of concern is how the situation for children – for whom protection risks have already been identified – may worsen. …

Sofia Baccichetto, a Senior Child Protection Assistant for UNHCR in Ecuador, summarises some of the challenges in implementing steps of child protection case management due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In …