Resources for "Faith That Supports Families: Catholic Efforts to Strengthen Families and Prevent Child-Family Separation."
These resources are meant to help participants learn and explore how the Catholic Church is learning from its history to better support vulnerable children, families, and communities; and help prevent unnecessary child-family separation.
Articles and reports
Putting Children First: Catholic Faith Communities and the Child-Centered Approach in Assessing Risk to Family Separation. Laura Mößle, Anthony Ssembatya. Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues. February 26, 2024.
The Catholic Church publicly embraces the National Care Reform Strategy in Kenya. Jacinta Mutura. The Standard. April 2024.
Barna Study 2021: Residential Care: U.S. Christian Giving and Missions. Faith to Action.
Walking at the Speed of Trust: The Emotional Journey of Transitioning from a Residential Care Model to Family-Based Care. Changing the Way We Care. March 15, 2022.
(Spanish) Caminar a la velocidad de la confianza: El viaje emocional de la transición de un modelo de atención residencial a la atención basada en la familia y la comunidad. Changing the Way We Care. March 15, 2022.
Vatican urges support for family-based care for children amid pandemic. Devin Watkins. Vatican News. December 2021.
Document of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Covid-19 Vatican Commission: Children and Covid-19. December 12, 2021.
“AMECEA/CCC: “Each Child is a Gift and Has Right to Family,” Participants at CCC Convening Told”. Sr. Jecinter Olweny. AMECEA. August 29, 2023.
Faithful and True? The History of Mentalities and the Catholic Church's Response to the Sexual Abuse Crises. Hans Zollner. January 2024.
The prevention of sexual abuse in Germany. An ongoing task requiring perseverance and sustainable processes. Jörg M. Fegert, Hans Zollner. Revue d’éthique et de théologie morale. Volume 320, Issue 4, pages 83 to 101. October, 2023.
The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: A global perspective. Douglas Hugh Russell, Daryl John Higgins, Lottie Harris, Angela Rinaldi, Marcus Pound, Hans Zollner. Child Abuse & Neglect. Volume 153, 106801. July 2024.
UN Resolutions and recommendations
Key Recommendations for the 2019 UNGA Resolution on the Rights of the Child with a focus on children without parental care. Coalition on Children without Parental Care. December 18, 2019.