Unsupported children

The Care Effect: Why no child should grow up alone (2017)

1 in 10 children worldwide are growing up without the loving care they need. In this paper, SOS Children's Villages explores the reasons why children grow up alone, how it affects their development and what can be done to ensure that these children have their rights met.

Guidelines for the alternative care of children (2009)

This United Nations-accepted framework for the alternative care of children was developed with input from SOS Children's Villages and other child-focused NGOs.

Because we are brothers and sisters (2012)

This report describes new understandings about the effects of sibling relationships on children in alternative care. Findings are based on documentation and outcomes from SOS programmes and families in five European countries.

Child at risk: The most vulnerable children - Who they are and why they are at risk (2016)

This publication gives an overview of the factors that place children in situations of extreme vulnerability and put them at risk of having to live without appropriate parental care.

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Publications about unsupported children

The Care Effect: Why no child should grow up alone (2017)

Guidelines for the alternative care of children (2009)

Because we are brothers and sisters (2012)

Child at risk: The most vulnerable children - Who they are and why they are at risk (2016)