A systematic review of the literature on community-level child protection in low- and middle-income countries

This systematic review synthesizes the current state of literature on community-level child protection in LMICs. The aim of the review was to present available evidence and effective strategies that implementing agencies can use to support community-level structures, practices, resources and processes. The review highlights (1) a practice-research gap related to community-level approaches generally and more specifically in humanitarian settings; (2) the important role of different socio-ecological levels when implementing community-level interventions; and (3) a number of recommended strategies that implementing agencies can adopt in their work. Further studies, with a focus on outcomes for children, families and communities, are needed to broaden the current evidence-base and research on the applicability and effectiveness of community-level approaches in humanitarian settings is recommended to steer implementation in the sector.