Developing a Template for National Child Protection Index Reports

Autor/inn/en	Ager, Alastair; Stark, Lindsay; Chu, Erin; Dewan, Shweta; Boothby, Neil
Titel	Developing a Template for National Child Protection Index Reports
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 35 (2011) 12, S.1002-1008 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.09.003
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Child Health; Foreign Countries; Data Collection; Childrens Rights; Child Welfare; Child Safety; Well Being; Indexes; Agency Cooperation; Risk; Data Analysis; Indonesia; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Data capture; Datensammlung; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Kindeswohl; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Indexdatei; Risiko; Auswertung; Indonesien
Abstract	Objectives: What impact does the strengthening of child rights have on the experience and circumstances of children? CRC General Comment 13 emphasizes that defining measurable targets for improvements in child protection is a key element of efforts to strengthen child rights and well-being across the world. This paper describes an attempt to identify key domains relevant to such mapping of child protection indicators, and the feasibility of collecting data--from existing data sources or otherwise--to complete a "National Child Protection Index Report" summarizing achievements and concerns at a national level. Methods: A process of inter-agency consultation was facilitated by the CPC Learning Network to establish a template for the Index Report. The template was modeled on that used for the "Countdown to 2015" maternal, neonatal and child health initiative, aiming to capture indices not only of key protection risks but also implementation and coverage of key protection measures. The work drew on indicator development and policy initiatives by a number of international child protection agencies. The template developed was used as a basis to pilot national data collection in Indonesia and, at a sub-national level, in northern Uganda. Findings: The template provides a concise summary of protection issues of relevance to a broad range of constituencies, global and national. However, in the pilot settings, existing routine data collection was inadequate to effectively populate a large proportion of indicators. Mechanisms of collating findings from discrete assessments--another potential source of data for completion of the index report--were also generally underdeveloped. Practice implications: In settings where state infrastructure allows the collection and analysis of routine data in such domains as health and economic activity, such efforts should be extended to the child protection sector. Discrete assessments by governmental or non-governmental agencies also provide significant potential for more effective sharing and collation of information. National Child Protection sub-clusters or equivalent structures can play an important role in facilitating both of these processes. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10