Children in Adversity Consultation Website

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Summary: In September 2000, the Refugee
Studies Centre and the Centre for
Child-Focused Anthropological
Research of Brunel University hosted
an International Consultation on
'Children in Adversity' in Oxford. The aim of the consultation was to increase understanding of the
resilience and coping strategies of children exposed to highly
stressful situations, as well as the risks they face. It was
proposed that recognition of children's competencies and
resourcefulness can encourage a move away fom a focus on child
pathology and towards a recognition of children as social actors
with valid insights and skills. This in itself can lead to better child
protection.

This web site takes the process of the consultation forward. It
gives access to supporting documents for the consultation and
provides a forum for debate and exchange to continue.

This initiative is supported by the following organisations:
Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; Centre for Child-
Focused Anthropological Research, Brunel University;
Department for International Development, UK;
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA);
Bernard Van Leer Foundation and UNICEF.

Organisation: 
Centre for Child-Focused Anthropological Research
Articles: 
Article 3: Best interests of the child
Web: 
http://www.childreninadversity.org/HomePage.html
Link : 

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