Improving the understanding of the situation of vulnerable children in need of care and protection. Building children’s resilience and supporting their participation in their own protection, including child-led organisations and child-to-child support. Promoting diversion from inappropriate or punitive responses and encouraging the reintegration of children who have been stigmatised because of the
ir coping strategies in the absence of effective protection mechanisms. Demonstrating the benefits of preventative approaches and early intervention over interventions at a later stage. Supporting the development of community-based care and protection systems. Support to the co-ordination and integration of services and support to vulnerable children. Encouraging moves away from services directed towards particular problems towards services addressed to supporting the functioning and coping strategies of children and families. Building the care and protection of children into broader social welfare, poverty reduction and other national development strategies.
