1 Dec 2026
Globally, about one billion children experience violence, affecting individuals, families, communities, and society. In Colombia, ongoing conflict and drug-related armed violence drive high violence rates.
Authors: Ellermeijer, R. E. C., Ramírez Carmen, O. L., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Castellanos Piedrahita, J. J., Harker Roa, A., Stark, L., Reis, R., & Jordans, M. J. D.
The objective of the study was to assess the feasibility of: (i) a community-led approach to protect children (Seeds) and, (ii) its evaluation procedures, in order to inform refinements to the intervention manual and evaluation design and methods prior to a large-scale effectiveness evaluation.
Violence against children (VAC) is a global problem, and the development of empirical methods to better understand its nature is a step towards tackling this challenge.
Strategies to promote mental health care help-seeking among children are needed, especially in lowincome and middle-income countries and in complex settings. The aim of this trial was to compare a vignette-based, community-level, proactive case detection tool (CCDT) against standard awareness raising for promoting mental health help-seeking among children and adolescents.
Can’t Wait To Learn, hosted by War Child, contributed a think piece to the new UNICEF and EdTech Hub report, Shaping the Future of Digital Education: A Global Conversation on How to Move Beyond Digital as Usual.
