EU Daphne Programme Project 2002/03, Univ. of Birmingham and Office for Europe, <i>M</i><i>apping the number and characteristics of children under three in institutions across Europe at risk of harm</i>, information sheet | The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children

PHOTO: PHILIPPINES: A girl plays a guitar as she sits with other children outside the UNICEF-assisted Nayon Kabataan Rehabilitation Centre for street children and victims of child labour and physical abuse in Manila, the capital. The girl on the right has lost her hearing and is unable to speak and seems to also suffer from trauma or another mental disability. Because she is unable to describe her experience, it is unknown what has happened to her since she has been on her own. (UNICEF/ HQ97-0963/Jeremy Horner)

EU Daphne Programme Project 2002/03, Univ. of Birmingham and Office for Europe, Mapping the number and characteristics of children under three in institutions across Europe at risk of harm, information sheet

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This is a brief overview of a study conducted by a several researchers, the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology (UK), and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. This study maps the number and characteristics of children under three in institutions across Europe at risk of harm. It surveyed the neglect and damage caused by early privation of parenting in 32 European countries. This paper is a simple outline of the project’s background, findings, and conclusion. Also attached is a page instructing how to detect instances of child abuse.