Challenges facing child protection

Lachman, Peter; Pobleté, Ximena; Ebigbo, Peter O.; Nyandiya-Bundy, Sally; Bundy, Robert P; Killian, Beverley; Doek, J.E.

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00336-8

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“…Children in Liberia also lack a sense of identity and of belonging, and thus, they lack the self-esteem that helps reinforce emotional resilience (Betancourt et al, 2010;Lachman et al, 2002). Lacking support systems, many youth see vengeance as a viable way to restore the absence of identity.…”

Section: Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia: a key informant's perspective

Dómínguez

Borba

Fatima

et al. 2013

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

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Civil wars have been raging in regions of Africa, bringing tremendous emotional and physical mayhem and destruction to populations and infrastructures. Much attention has been given to descriptions of child soldiers and the war, but little is known about the circumstances of young Liberians in post-conflict situations. This study explores the ways in which young Liberians are surviving in the post-conflict Liberian context. We used qualitative data collected in Liberia using key informants focusing on individuals who work with young Liberians. We found that young Liberians are suffering from trauma and are engaging in violence, substance abuse, and sexual violence. They have also developed mechanisms for survival that include a high level of adultification, a phenomenon by which young people take on adult responsibilities. Key informants felt that young Liberians have problems respecting authority and accepting help. Furthermore, they are influenced by negative peers. These behaviors increase young Liberians' participation in high-risk behaviors, exacerbate existing trauma, and raise serious questions about the rebuilding of Liberia.

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Section: Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia: a key informant's perspective

Dómínguez

Borba

Fatima

et al. 2013

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

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“…Development agencies and child protection specialists have raised concerns that orphans in SSA are at increased risk of maltreatment (Lachman et al, 2002; Strode & Barrett-Grant, 2001; United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, & President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 2006). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Child abuse and neglect among orphaned children and youth living in extended families in sub-Saharan Africa: What have we learned from qualitative inquiry?

Morantz

Cole

Vreeman

et al. 2013

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Researchers and aid organizations have reported that orphans in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are particularly vulnerable to abuse and neglect. This article is a review of qualitative studies that address experiences of maltreatment among orphaned children and youth living in extended families in SSA. It aims to inform policy and programming by providing a better understanding of the types of maltreatment encountered and the perceived risk factors. A literature search was carried out using Google, PubMed, Scholars Portal Search and Scopus. Searches of relevant bibliographies and publications of authors were also undertaken. Studies from peer-reviewed journals and the grey literature were reviewed for relevance and quality. Eligible studies had to include orphans living with extended family in SSA as participants, explore their maltreatment experiences and employ a sound qualitative methodology. Findings were coded, extracted, compared and synthesized. Twenty articles, representing 15 studies, were selected. These studies, from diverse SSAn countries, reported similar forms of maltreatment among orphaned children and youth: experiences of intra-household discrimination; material and educational neglect; excessive child labour; exploitation by family members and psychological, sexual and physical abuse. The perceived risk factors were poverty, living with a non-biological caregiver, stigma and alcohol abuse. The findings of the included studies suggest that awareness, prevention and intervention initiatives aimed to curb child abuse and neglect within communities in SSA are needed and should be coupled with efforts to promote education and reduce poverty and stigma.

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“…As [30] put it across, the loss of a productive family member is likely to be a financial burden and might push a family into poverty, increasing the likelihood that a child orphaned by AIDS will miss out on school. More literature confirms this, that, educationally, as poverty and HIV/AIDS reinforce each other, many orphans are denied the right to an education [31,32]. UNICEF [33] showed that children orphaned by AIDS may miss out on school enrolment, have their schooling interrupted or perform poorly in school as a result of their situation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Three Decades of HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Challenges Faced by Orphans in Tembisa, South Africa

Tanga¹,

Khumalo²,

Gutura³

2017

HIV/AIDS - Contemporary Challenges

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This paper was extracted from a broader study conducted on the effectiveness of social support mechanisms provided to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) orphans in Tembisa, Gauteng Province. Using a qualitative research design, an interview guide was designed for in-depth interviews, which were conducted with 12 HIV-and AIDS-affected and -infected orphans. In addition, a focus group discussion was run with 13 children's caregivers and two social workers were interviewed as key informants. Nevertheless, this paper discusses the challenges faced by orphans of HIV and AIDS. Maslow's hierarchy of needs was used as the theoretical framework of the study. The findings indicate that the death of a parent signifies the disruption of the basic pattern of a child's life living in the urban area where the role of extended families does not exist as compared to rural areas where a child belongs to the whole village. There are challenges that are impacting on the daily lives of the HIV/AIDSaffected and -infected orphans. Notably, the participants' narratives suggested that there were challenges in terms of health, shelter, education and food. It is concluded therefore that the war against the impacts of HIV and AIDS is still far from being achieved.

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Challenges facing child protection

Cited by 61 publications

References 26 publications

Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia: a key informant's perspective

Mental health and adaptation of young Liberians in post-conflict Liberia: a key informant's perspective

Child abuse and neglect among orphaned children and youth living in extended families in sub-Saharan Africa: What have we learned from qualitative inquiry?

Three Decades of HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Challenges Faced by Orphans in Tembisa, South Africa

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