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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 379-387 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 May 2015 |
| Event | FICE Congress 2013 - Berne, Switzerland Duration: 8 Oct 2013 → 12 Oct 2013 http://www.fice-congress2013.ch/en/home |
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Keywords
- children's rights
- alternative care
- implementation
- international guidelines
- de-institutionalisation
- child protection
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Closing the implementation gap : moving forward the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. / Davidson, Jennifer.
In: International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3, 07.05.2015, p. 379-387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Closing the implementation gap
T2 - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
AU - Davidson, Jennifer
N1 - This paper is based on a presentation to the FICE 2013 Congress.
PY - 2015/5/7
Y1 - 2015/5/7
N2 - This paper offers a brief picture of an international policy framework, the United Nations Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, and their development from their initial birth place within the Committee on the Rights of the Child to today. It provides an overview of the key principles of these Guidelines, drawing from a new resource developed to support their implementation around the world, entitled Moving Forward: Implementing the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. This overview includes an explanation of the ‘necessity’ and ’suitability’ principles; the importance of prevention alongside a robust ‘gatekeeping’ function; the fundamental need for developing a genuine range of options; and the significance of focusing on ‘de-institutionalising the care system’. This paper aims to offer something of a road map, identifying a number of key milestones in the path negotiated for children’s rights to be fully realised in alternative care. While this is a long road, the course has been internationally agreed.
AB - This paper offers a brief picture of an international policy framework, the United Nations Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, and their development from their initial birth place within the Committee on the Rights of the Child to today. It provides an overview of the key principles of these Guidelines, drawing from a new resource developed to support their implementation around the world, entitled Moving Forward: Implementing the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. This overview includes an explanation of the ‘necessity’ and ’suitability’ principles; the importance of prevention alongside a robust ‘gatekeeping’ function; the fundamental need for developing a genuine range of options; and the significance of focusing on ‘de-institutionalising the care system’. This paper aims to offer something of a road map, identifying a number of key milestones in the path negotiated for children’s rights to be fully realised in alternative care. While this is a long road, the course has been internationally agreed.
KW - children's rights
KW - alternative care
KW - implementation
KW - international guidelines
KW - de-institutionalisation
KW - child protection
UR - http://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs
UR - http://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/ijcyfs/article/view/13561
UR - http://www.alternativecareguidelines.org
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SP - 379
EP - 387
JO - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
JF - International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
SN - 1920-7298
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