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ISPCAN Resources
Ethical considerations for the use of administrative child welfare data in public health surveillance: A qualitative study
Region: Global
(Public Access)
CPC Learning Network concluded a four-year collaboration with the World Bank to prevent and respond to child sexual exploitation and abuse in development projects. As part of this work, we developed the Six Actions to Keep Children Safe toolkit — a set of practical resources designed to help organizations strengthen child safeguarding in development projects.
Development projects bring economic and social change to vulnerable communities, which can sometimes disrupt local protection systems and increase risks to children — but they can also offer an opportunity to promote safer, more protective environments. This toolkit provides concrete solutions to help keep children safe from sexual exploitation and abuse. It offers practical guidance on training personnel and partners, integrating child protection into project design, and establishing accessible, child-friendly grievance mechanisms. Each tool has been tested in World Bank-financed infrastructure projects and can be adapted to your specific context.
Region: Global
CPC Learning Network
(Public Access)
Students will learn about online
privacy and the importance of keeping personal
information safe while using the internet. They
will understand the concept of personal
information and the potential risks of sharing it
online. Students will explore safe and unsafe
online behaviours, comparing them to playground
behaviours, and develop an understanding of
actions to take when encountering uncomfortable
situations online. Trusted adults play a crucial role
in guiding and supporting students, encouraging
them to seek help whenever necessary.
Region: Global
My Body is My Body
(Public Access)
We completely understand how overwhelming it can be to protect your children online. With all the
apps and platforms out there, it’s tough to know where to even start. But, just remember—you’re not
alone in this, and there are ways to help safeguard them while still letting them enjoy the benefits of
being online. Protecting children online really is a multifaceted task, but by being aware, staying
involved, and putting a few key measures in place, you can make a big difference.
Region: Global
My Body is My Body
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Family Violence Epidemiology Section is collaborating with the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
The purpose of this collaboration is to:
Increase knowledge about the ethical considerations of using administrative data from the child welfare sector
Support PHAC’s ongoing efforts to: improve the ethical use of administrative data; increase trust in national child welfare data; and become a more effective data steward
Highlight relevance of this work globally
Region: Global
Public Health Agency of Canada
(Public Access)
This research summary:
1. Defines various forms of sexual cyberbullying
2. Reports what we know about the prevalence of these online
behaviors
3. Discusses the factors that increase the risk for or protect
youth against sexual cyberbullying as well as the potential
consequences of experiencing sexual cyberbullying
4. Reviews what is known about preventing sexual cyberbullying
5. Shares information about relevant laws and resources for youth-supporting professionals who want
to help youth who may experience sexual cyberbullying
Region: Global
(Public Access)
All caregivers have a responsibility to protect and care for
children. First responders are heroes (who don’t wear capes)
and are able to reach out with their insights and skills to provide
comfort and to help soothe the child’s pain and confusion.
First responders may include community workers or leaders,
nurses, child and youth care workers, teachers, social workers,
paramedics and police officers.
This guide is divided into sections. It talks about the need
to care for yourself so you can care for others. It discusses
trauma – what it is, how it affects us and children – and provides
information about how trauma affects children in various stages
of development. The guide shares information on Psychological
First Aid (PFA) for children. It tells you what needs to be
reported and to whom. As a bonus, there is a short section
about personal reflections and a list of resources about PFA you
might find interesting.
Region: Africa, Global
Jelly Beanz - Hope for Children Affected by Trauma
(Public Access)
Types of Abuse against Children identified.
Region: Europe & Russia, Global
(Public Access)
INSPIRE, is a global framework of seven interlinked and mutually reinforcing strategies for a holistic, evidence-supported, multi-sectoral commitment to ensuring that children can achieve their full potential free from violence. The acronym focuses on implementation and enforcement of laws, norms and values, safe environment, parent and care giver support, income and economic strengthening, response and support services and education and life skills as a viable and sustainable approaches to ending violence against children. The tool was assembled through collaborative efforts of up to 10 global agencies including World Health Organization, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Pan American Health Organization, PEPFAR, and Together for Girls, UNICEF, USAID, The World Bank, and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -UNDOC. The National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU) in recognition that social workers are the frontline workforce in matters of violence Against Children, has trained and equipped her executive and management team with knowledge on INSPIRE package and its contextual application in social work practice settings.
Region: Africa, Global
(Public Access)
Using a perpetrator pattern-based approach requires first assessing the perpetrator’s pattern of violence
and coercive controlling behaviors as the source of risk and harm to children. Only then can we accurately
assess the survivor’s full spectrum of efforts to promote child safety and wellbeing
Region: Global
Safe & Together Institute
(Public Access)
Objective
Since suicidality risk factors in adolescents and young people have been identified primarily in HIC, these risk factors mainly encompass mental health problems and ACEs, and few studies have reported these
issues in LMIC. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between symptoms of mental health problems and ACEs with suicidal behavior in Mexican adolescents.
Region: Global
Abigail Casas-Muñoz1 , Aarón Rodríguez Caballero 1 , Angel Eduardo VelascoRojano 1 1Centro de Estudios Avanzados sobre Violencia y su Prevención CEAVI-P, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México
(Public Access)
To understand the parents perspective of:
–the capacity of the state funded school
system,
–the available services and supports,
–the use of the available services.
Region: Europe & Russia, Global
Dr. Dorottya Sik, Associate Professor Dr. habil. Andrea Rácz, Habil. Associate Professor Zsófia Tanító, PhD student ELTE
(Public Access)
Childhood trauma is known to be associated with negative mental health outcomes
• Research shows that medical students suffer from higher rates of negative mental health outcomes while in medical school
• Research on how childhood trauma impacts medical students is limited
Region: Global
Candida Damian, BS; Mary Rojas, PhD; Alicia Hurtado, MD Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
(Public Access)
AI for Safer Children is a joint initiative between UAE Ministry of Interior and UNICRI aiming to support global law enforcement in exploring the positive potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle Child Sexual Exploitation and abuse online.
Region: Middle East, Global
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior - UNICRI
(Public Access)
This work proposes a machine learning approach to
predict the popularity of an NGO’s post on social media
networks based solely on the characteristics of the
published images and uses explainability methods to
evaluate the most important predictors.
Region: Global
Elina Koutromanou University of Athens, Eliza Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Catherine Sotirakou University of Athens, s Constantinos Mourlas University of Athens
(Public Access)
Psychological and parental vulnerability among fathers – The role of adverse childhood experiences and of relation with the other parent
Region: Global
Carl Lacharité, PhD
(Public Access)
How do Safeguarders carry out their role to provide
analytical and objective reporting?
• How do they engage with children &
young people, parents/carers, professionals?
• How do they gather, evaluate and analyse information
from different parties?
• What methods and processes of judgement do they use
in reaching a recommendation?
Region: Global
Dr Barbara Ann Schuler & Dr Duncan Helm - Research Fellows in Social Work/Doctor of Education | Faculty of Social Sciences | University of Stirling
(Public Access)
Teachers are at an elevated risk of developing Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and Compassion Fatigue (CF) due to the increased number of Children experiencing trauma and abuse in their care.
Region: Global
Carleigh Slater PhD Candidate in Education - University of Edinburgh
(Public Access)
AIM: To explore the parenting practices of women affected by the syndemic of HIV, IPV and /or
MH, and to identify the underlying factors that contribute to these specific parenting practices
Region: Global
Silima Mpho, Woollett Nataly, Meinck Franziska, Franchino-Olsen Hannabeth, Christofides Nicola
(Public Access)
We are Safe – The development of Child Abuse Prevention Program in Lithuania