Introduction:
There are currently 39,000 children in care living in Japan lacking parental support and guidance needed to successfully transition into adulthood after aging out of the child welfare system. Behavioral problems, financial distress, and lack of autonomy are a few problems the youth struggle with due to being brought up in these institutionalized homes. Due to Japan’s hierarchical culture, changes must be implemented by the government rather than the homes themselves. While change within the homes themselves is effective on a local level, the government needs to create an enforceable legal mechanism to protect the rights of children in care at a systemic level (a top-down approach). This means concrete and actionable policies, enshrined into Japanese law to guarantee legal protections for the rights of children in institutionalized homes. Mandatory educational-based exercises and a system of children’s rights need to be implemented for the success of Japan’s current and future generations.
Issues related to young people growing up in foster care and emerging into adulthood. How should their needs be addressed? Who will fund and fill the gaps in services?
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PRO FORMAFORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMINAL IN.docxelinoraudley582231
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PRO FORMA
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION/APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMMES
Title
Educating Foster Parents to Enhance Knowledge of Assessment Comment by Angel: Assessment? What do you mean?
What about:
An intervention programme to promote attachement-related practices
Enhancing parental practices: A workshop to improve practices which promote attachment
Educating foster parents: improving parental practices to promote attachment.
I don’t know…think about it ok?
Introduction and Background
Foster care is a temporary care-giving service for children who have been removed from their parent and/or guardian’s household to protect their survival, safety, and developmental needs (Mulcahy & Trocme, 2010). Relatives and/or non-relatives of the child can provide foster caregiving services and become their foster parents. Placing the children under the care of a relative is called kinship care (Hong, Algood, Chiu, & Lee, 2011). Group homes are residential settings that can be treatment-focused or a temporary placement for a child waiting for a foster home. These organizations have various individuals involved to support youth in their treatment and/or transitions. Foster, kinship, and group homes are the middle ground during which the biological parent(s) can take action towards the reason for child removal, to create a safe and nurturing environment for their child. If the parent is unsuccessful in creating the necessary conditions required for positive child development, then the child can be put up for adoption or be placed in long-term foster care (PHAC, 2010).
Canada reports statistics provincially because of the differing definitions of the requirements of placing children in foster care (PHAC, 2010). In 2008, there were an estimated 235,842 child maltreatment investigations, of which 85,440 were substantiated, resulting in 14.19 investigations per 1000 children (PHAC, 2010). Of the substantiated cases, 19.599 children were required to be removed from the current residences (PHAC, 2010). In addition, 82% of substantiated cases reported one type of maltreatment with physical abuse being the most frequent, whereas the remaining 18% reported more than one type of maltreatment - with neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence being the most frequent (PHAC, 2010). Public Health Agency of Canada (2010) reported exposure to intimate partner violence (34%) and neglect (34%) as the most frequent grounds for removal, followed by physical abuse (20%), emotional maltreatment (9%), and sexual abuse (3%). Public Health Agency of Canada identifies 46% of the children reported functioning issues: Academic difficulty (23%), internalizing disorders (19%), externalizing disorders (15%), attachment issues (14%), and/or academic and development disabilities (11%).
Children in foster care have experienced maltreatment in the form of neglect, abuse, and/or trauma. These children are removed from the current li.
This is the result of a program and project I created for my Family Life Education (FLE) Class. The assignment was to choose a topic/population and create a FLE program surrounding to assist the population and address the topic. The entire assignment was compiled into this one document and includes: the research paper, program goals and objectives, a logic model, a description of program sessions, the facilitator's packet with activities and instructions for each session, a program evaluation with possible answers, a reference page, an appendix of materials for the program, and an appendix with the program flyer and welcome guides.
Issues related to young people growing up in foster care and emerging into adulthood. How should their needs be addressed? Who will fund and fill the gaps in services?
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PRO FORMAFORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMINAL IN.docxelinoraudley582231
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PRO FORMA
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY & CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION/APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMMES
Title
Educating Foster Parents to Enhance Knowledge of Assessment Comment by Angel: Assessment? What do you mean?
What about:
An intervention programme to promote attachement-related practices
Enhancing parental practices: A workshop to improve practices which promote attachment
Educating foster parents: improving parental practices to promote attachment.
I don’t know…think about it ok?
Introduction and Background
Foster care is a temporary care-giving service for children who have been removed from their parent and/or guardian’s household to protect their survival, safety, and developmental needs (Mulcahy & Trocme, 2010). Relatives and/or non-relatives of the child can provide foster caregiving services and become their foster parents. Placing the children under the care of a relative is called kinship care (Hong, Algood, Chiu, & Lee, 2011). Group homes are residential settings that can be treatment-focused or a temporary placement for a child waiting for a foster home. These organizations have various individuals involved to support youth in their treatment and/or transitions. Foster, kinship, and group homes are the middle ground during which the biological parent(s) can take action towards the reason for child removal, to create a safe and nurturing environment for their child. If the parent is unsuccessful in creating the necessary conditions required for positive child development, then the child can be put up for adoption or be placed in long-term foster care (PHAC, 2010).
Canada reports statistics provincially because of the differing definitions of the requirements of placing children in foster care (PHAC, 2010). In 2008, there were an estimated 235,842 child maltreatment investigations, of which 85,440 were substantiated, resulting in 14.19 investigations per 1000 children (PHAC, 2010). Of the substantiated cases, 19.599 children were required to be removed from the current residences (PHAC, 2010). In addition, 82% of substantiated cases reported one type of maltreatment with physical abuse being the most frequent, whereas the remaining 18% reported more than one type of maltreatment - with neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence being the most frequent (PHAC, 2010). Public Health Agency of Canada (2010) reported exposure to intimate partner violence (34%) and neglect (34%) as the most frequent grounds for removal, followed by physical abuse (20%), emotional maltreatment (9%), and sexual abuse (3%). Public Health Agency of Canada identifies 46% of the children reported functioning issues: Academic difficulty (23%), internalizing disorders (19%), externalizing disorders (15%), attachment issues (14%), and/or academic and development disabilities (11%).
Children in foster care have experienced maltreatment in the form of neglect, abuse, and/or trauma. These children are removed from the current li.
This is the result of a program and project I created for my Family Life Education (FLE) Class. The assignment was to choose a topic/population and create a FLE program surrounding to assist the population and address the topic. The entire assignment was compiled into this one document and includes: the research paper, program goals and objectives, a logic model, a description of program sessions, the facilitator's packet with activities and instructions for each session, a program evaluation with possible answers, a reference page, an appendix of materials for the program, and an appendix with the program flyer and welcome guides.
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 2
Child Abuse and Neglect
Introduction
Child welfare is one of the special areas of practice in social work. It is special in the context in which the principles and values that govern the social work profession align with policies that guide child welfare organizations. Child abuse is one of the major universal social problems that impact children from all types and levels of society. Child abuse can have a significant impact on the child's personality growth. More so, it can affect the child's adult behavior in later life. Therefore, it the role of the social workers to study the causes of abuse and treatment. Underlaying the efforts is the belief that all societies are responsible for creating an abuse-free society (Zeanah & Humphreys, 2018). This study aims to evaluate factors related to childhood abuse and neglect and social workers' role in alleviating the problem.
Nature and scope of child abuse and neglect
Child abuse is a devastating social problem in society. While the legal definition of child abuse and neglect may vary across different states, there are four recognized classifications of child abuse and neglect. They are sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, and neglect. They neglect medical, educational, and other forms of neglect. Almost 700 000 children are abused every year in the United States. That is about 1 percent of the total number of kids. In 2019, it was estimated that 1770 children in the United States died because of child abuse and neglect. However, the data is incomplete because there are likely to be a lot of unreported cases (Krugman & Poland, 2019). The most prone victims of abuse and neglect are the youngest children. That is children who are in the first year of their life. WWW points out that in 2019 children of 3 years and below experienced a mistreatment rate of 16 per 1000. For children aged 4 to 7 years, the mistreatment rate was 12 per 1000 population. For 8 to 11 years, the mistreatment rate was at 8 per 1000 population. The mistreatment rate goes on decreasing as the children age up. It is the responsibility of child welfare authorities to ensures the safety of children in the country.
Historical Background
For a long time, children have been considered as the property of their parents. Therefore, this notion assumes that parents hold the power of life and death over their children. Throughout history, there have been social provisions that seek to protect orphans and the abandoned children from abuse and neglect. The provisions covered only the orphans and the disabled. However. It is in the last 150 years that the state has made efforts to protect the rights of children by overriding the rights of parents. That means that during the era of the industrial revolution and the invention and introduction of compulsory education attendan ...
EFFECT OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT...ResearchWap
ABSTRACT
This project work focuses on the effects of child abuse on students’ academic performance. The study attempts to unravel the causes, effects and remedies to child abuse among secondary school students. It was carried out in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample of 100 was randomly drawn from selected secondary schools in the local government and questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The mean percentage test, which was adopted in the study’s analysis, indicated that excessive battering of a child by parents/teacher/guidance; broken homes, child hawking before and after school and an unconducive learning environment are all causes of child abuse. Also, it was found that child abuse negatively affects a child’s school performance; such abused children are vulnerable to early pregnancy. Ill-treatment as well causes permanent and lifelong trauma, thereby making children develop low cognition of school subjects. The preaching of good morals by religious leaders to parents and guardians is part of the recommendations made in this study. Also, melting out punishment in form of fines on erring parents/guidance especially those forcing their children to hawk, and prevention from bad peer influence will help eliminate or reduce to the barest minimum the incidence of child abuse among secondary school students.
During the past century, social policies and programs for Nigerian children, youth, and families have undergone frequent shifts in philosophy and direction. Many policy frameworks, such as selective legibility universal prevention, rehabilitation, and punishment, have contributed to the conceptual bases for services, programs, and interventions designed for young people. However, the most consistent characteristic of Nigerian social policy for children and families may be the sheer inconsistency of efforts aimed at helping the nation’s most vulnerable populations. Recent advances in understanding the developmental processes associated with the onset and persistence of childhood and adolescent problems warrant new thinking about policies and programs., we have learned more about why some children and adolescents develop social and health problems, and in the case of such problems as sexually transmitted infections, drug use, and delinquency why some youths make choices that lead to poor outcomes at home and in school and the community. Unfortunately, this knowledge is not yet systematically applied to policy or program design, which results in poorly specified, inadequately integrated, and wastefully duplicated services for children and families. The motivation for this volume comes from the growing recognition that knowledge gained from understanding the developmental trajectories of children who experience social and health problems must be used to craft more effective policies and programs.
111Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental HealSantosConleyha
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Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
1
11
Impact of Child Homelessness on Mental Health and Academic Performance
Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
This was the result of a group project completed for the Family Policy (6130) Course at UGA. The assignment instructions were to choose a topic and create a policy brief using research, data, and the family impact analysis to present the selected issue. Three of my fellow classmates and I completed this project and presented it to the class. The sections I singly developed include: "What's the Issue?," "Background," and "References."
The II Insights Dashboard brings the data to the client from our perceptions studies allowing them to study and analyze the information from numerous angles to support their business.
See the ESG score that CAM has for my Japan’s Universe.
It has 100 for each pilar, thus a perfect company should have 3 x 100 = 300. The average score for E is actually good, it has been higher compared to the S or G.
Knowing that many companies in their universe have a good E-score, the challenge they have is to find companies which also have a good S-score and G-score. The company with a nearly equal exposure to E,S,G is the firm that goes into the constituent of the fund, and they have been the driver for the fantastic performance.
Within 4 years, they achieved +33% above MSCI Japan or TOPIX.
At the same time, they also understand that the ESG score has helped them avoid the -38% compared to MSCI Japan.
Firms with negative outlook on their ESG activities will have difficulty to sustain the profitability of their business, and it will transformed as lower price for their stock.
Obaa chan in the cloud (ENG/JPN separate text ver.)Michael Clemons
Grandma in the cloud aka Obaa-chan in the cloud is a project YouMeWe has been working on in order to interview the elderly and teach the children we support the technical skills, interview skills and editing.
Ambassadors from YouMeWe are going out to the homes we support and teaching the staff how to embrace IOT devices. We purchased ALEXA for most of the homes offices and each month will introduce them to a new facet of IOT.
We are looking at ways to raise capital to have a social impact. Whether that be through employing the youth we support and/or supporting the efforts to reunite the children with their estranged parents once their issues are addressed and treated.
SPEAKER SERIES
2020 JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM
Institutional Investor Research's Speaker Series were held in August and October. Lively panel discussions focused on effective engagement with investors on ESG topics and the impact of shareholder activism on corporate value creation post shareholder engagements.
Q3 Institutional Investor Speaker Series: Activism and ESGMichael Clemons
In this session, a representative from the investor community, corporate sector and academia will be sharing the real life stories. In the panel discussion, three panelist will discuss topics such as approaches for corporates dealing with ESG topics in the investor dialogue as well as impact of shareholder activism on corporate value creation post the shareholders engagements.
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Child Abuse and Neglect
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Child welfare is one of the special areas of practice in social work. It is special in the context in which the principles and values that govern the social work profession align with policies that guide child welfare organizations. Child abuse is one of the major universal social problems that impact children from all types and levels of society. Child abuse can have a significant impact on the child's personality growth. More so, it can affect the child's adult behavior in later life. Therefore, it the role of the social workers to study the causes of abuse and treatment. Underlaying the efforts is the belief that all societies are responsible for creating an abuse-free society (Zeanah & Humphreys, 2018). This study aims to evaluate factors related to childhood abuse and neglect and social workers' role in alleviating the problem.
Nature and scope of child abuse and neglect
Child abuse is a devastating social problem in society. While the legal definition of child abuse and neglect may vary across different states, there are four recognized classifications of child abuse and neglect. They are sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional maltreatment, and neglect. They neglect medical, educational, and other forms of neglect. Almost 700 000 children are abused every year in the United States. That is about 1 percent of the total number of kids. In 2019, it was estimated that 1770 children in the United States died because of child abuse and neglect. However, the data is incomplete because there are likely to be a lot of unreported cases (Krugman & Poland, 2019). The most prone victims of abuse and neglect are the youngest children. That is children who are in the first year of their life. WWW points out that in 2019 children of 3 years and below experienced a mistreatment rate of 16 per 1000. For children aged 4 to 7 years, the mistreatment rate was 12 per 1000 population. For 8 to 11 years, the mistreatment rate was at 8 per 1000 population. The mistreatment rate goes on decreasing as the children age up. It is the responsibility of child welfare authorities to ensures the safety of children in the country.
Historical Background
For a long time, children have been considered as the property of their parents. Therefore, this notion assumes that parents hold the power of life and death over their children. Throughout history, there have been social provisions that seek to protect orphans and the abandoned children from abuse and neglect. The provisions covered only the orphans and the disabled. However. It is in the last 150 years that the state has made efforts to protect the rights of children by overriding the rights of parents. That means that during the era of the industrial revolution and the invention and introduction of compulsory education attendan ...
EFFECT OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT...ResearchWap
ABSTRACT
This project work focuses on the effects of child abuse on students’ academic performance. The study attempts to unravel the causes, effects and remedies to child abuse among secondary school students. It was carried out in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample of 100 was randomly drawn from selected secondary schools in the local government and questionnaires were administered to the respondents. The mean percentage test, which was adopted in the study’s analysis, indicated that excessive battering of a child by parents/teacher/guidance; broken homes, child hawking before and after school and an unconducive learning environment are all causes of child abuse. Also, it was found that child abuse negatively affects a child’s school performance; such abused children are vulnerable to early pregnancy. Ill-treatment as well causes permanent and lifelong trauma, thereby making children develop low cognition of school subjects. The preaching of good morals by religious leaders to parents and guardians is part of the recommendations made in this study. Also, melting out punishment in form of fines on erring parents/guidance especially those forcing their children to hawk, and prevention from bad peer influence will help eliminate or reduce to the barest minimum the incidence of child abuse among secondary school students.
During the past century, social policies and programs for Nigerian children, youth, and families have undergone frequent shifts in philosophy and direction. Many policy frameworks, such as selective legibility universal prevention, rehabilitation, and punishment, have contributed to the conceptual bases for services, programs, and interventions designed for young people. However, the most consistent characteristic of Nigerian social policy for children and families may be the sheer inconsistency of efforts aimed at helping the nation’s most vulnerable populations. Recent advances in understanding the developmental processes associated with the onset and persistence of childhood and adolescent problems warrant new thinking about policies and programs., we have learned more about why some children and adolescents develop social and health problems, and in the case of such problems as sexually transmitted infections, drug use, and delinquency why some youths make choices that lead to poor outcomes at home and in school and the community. Unfortunately, this knowledge is not yet systematically applied to policy or program design, which results in poorly specified, inadequately integrated, and wastefully duplicated services for children and families. The motivation for this volume comes from the growing recognition that knowledge gained from understanding the developmental trajectories of children who experience social and health problems must be used to craft more effective policies and programs.
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Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
COUN 5850: Research and Program Evaluation
Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
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Literature Review
Iriana Pinto
Department of Counseling, Webster University
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Helen Singh Benn, PhD., LMHC
February 8, 2021
Literature Review
Ironically, homelessness itself a kind of mental torture which automatically creates distress in a person's mind and bitterness about life. A person without having shelter feels uncomfortable; unsatisfied with his life that he cannot feed his family, even the state's policies are not fair enough to support homeless families. Here, in this paper, we discuss child homelessness which is a great threat to child health in terms of mental distress and academic performance (Vostanis, 1998). In a recent survey, there were 1.4 million children experienced homelessness worldwide, about 75% of children experienced homelessness by doubling-up with other families. On the other hand, 15% of children were in shelters, hotels/motels percentage calculated as 7%, and those were who didn't have shelter to live were 4%. The data has been collected from 2016-17 survey regarding measuring the child homelessness in all over the world according to which appropriate measures could be taken to ensure the provision of shelters, homes, education to homeless children effectively and efficiently. The data mentioned above is being reported from two sources, i.e. school districts required to report based on the number of homeless students they serve. In contrast, others belong to the consensus of federally funded homeless shelters and temporary housing programs conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and urban development.
Child Homelessness Statistics and Survey
Furthermore, the most important thing noticed during this survey is that overall child homelessness affects the mental health of the children and their academic performance. They do not feel comfortable while studying with 13-14 other family members, unsatisfied mind creates mental trouble and become the reason of destruction in overall academic performance. The explanations behind vagrancy in this get-together are extraordinary: many are overcomers of local violence, four and the get-together moreover consolidates uprooted individual families, generally in U.S. Homeless young people are on a very basic level more plausible than everyone, or assessment kids in stable housing, to have conceded development, six learning difficulties, seven and higher speeds of mental prosperity issues (social issues, for instance, rest agitating impact, eating issues, ill will, and overactivity, and energetic issues, for instance, despairing, anxiety, and self-harm).6,8–10 Such issues are not express to down and out families. They occur in various families living in trouble. They are related to threatening life events that rush vagrancy, for example, family breakdown, abuse, receptiveness to for ...
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See the ESG score that CAM has for my Japan’s Universe.
It has 100 for each pilar, thus a perfect company should have 3 x 100 = 300. The average score for E is actually good, it has been higher compared to the S or G.
Knowing that many companies in their universe have a good E-score, the challenge they have is to find companies which also have a good S-score and G-score. The company with a nearly equal exposure to E,S,G is the firm that goes into the constituent of the fund, and they have been the driver for the fantastic performance.
Within 4 years, they achieved +33% above MSCI Japan or TOPIX.
At the same time, they also understand that the ESG score has helped them avoid the -38% compared to MSCI Japan.
Firms with negative outlook on their ESG activities will have difficulty to sustain the profitability of their business, and it will transformed as lower price for their stock.
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Grandma in the cloud aka Obaa-chan in the cloud is a project YouMeWe has been working on in order to interview the elderly and teach the children we support the technical skills, interview skills and editing.
Ambassadors from YouMeWe are going out to the homes we support and teaching the staff how to embrace IOT devices. We purchased ALEXA for most of the homes offices and each month will introduce them to a new facet of IOT.
We are looking at ways to raise capital to have a social impact. Whether that be through employing the youth we support and/or supporting the efforts to reunite the children with their estranged parents once their issues are addressed and treated.
SPEAKER SERIES
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In this session, a representative from the investor community, corporate sector and academia will be sharing the real life stories. In the panel discussion, three panelist will discuss topics such as approaches for corporates dealing with ESG topics in the investor dialogue as well as impact of shareholder activism on corporate value creation post the shareholders engagements.
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1. Children’s Rights White Paper:
On the Status of Children Without Parental Care, Child Abuse, and Insitutionalized Care
in Japan
Erika Evatt, Alyssa Menendez, and Jacqueline Villarevia
YouMeWeNPO
August 3rd 2022
Topic(s): Increase in Child Abuse, Separation of Siblings, Reccomendatoins
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Introduction:
There are currently 39,000 children in care living in Japan lacking parental support and
guidance needed to successfully transition into adulthood after aging out of the child welfare
system. Behavioral problems, financial distress, and lack of autonomy are a few problems the
youth struggle with due to being brought up in these institutionalized homes. Due to Japan’s
hierarchical culture, changes must be implemented by the government rather than the homes
themselves. While change within the homes themselves is effective on a local level, the
government needs to create an enforceable legal mechanism to protect the rights of children in
care at a systemic level (a top-down approach). This means concrete and actionable policies,
enshrined into Japanese law to guarantee legal protections for the rights of children in
institutionalized homes. Mandatory educational-based exercises and a system of children’s rights
need to be implemented for the success of Japan’s current and future generations.
Background:
In Japan, one of the biggest issues to date deals with the neglect and abuse of children.
According to Japan Children Support Association, approximately 39,000 children out of the
45,000 who are not able to live with their birth parents are living in orphanages. The quality of
care in each institutionalized care home differs considerably, but according to UNICEF, “these
children are more likely to experience violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation” (CAC, 2022).
Many of these children are not receiving proper education and the shortage of staff is making it
more difficult to provide institutional care workers with sufficient care and support.
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“12% of children go into foster care in Japan” (JCSA, 2017). According to the Ministry of
Health, Labor, and Welfare, Japan has the lowest percentage of foster care among developed
countries, even given a warning by the United Nations to improve the system (JCSA, 2017).
Despite ranking 19th in the 2019 UN Human Development Index Ranking and possessing one of
the strongest economies, the country’s implementation of child protection is severely lacking.
Though the UN guidelines encourage children to be raised in a family setting, these facilities
make for poor replacements.
Studies of children in elementary school found that children who experienced two or
more transitions were more likely to show disruptive behavior at school, have poorer emotional
adjustment, and have lower grades and achievement scores compared to children who
experienced no transitions or one transition (Kurdek, Fine, and Sinclair, 1995; Martinez and
Forgatch, 2002). And among middle school and high school students observed longitudinally,
experiencing more than one transition in family structure was associated with a higher likelihood
of dropping out of school (Pong and Ju, 2000).
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducted and compiled the results of the
“Survey on Children Admitted to Orphanages.” “Based on the Child Welfare Act, this survey
clarifies the actual conditions of children entrusted to foster parents, children who are being
treated in orphanages, etc., and provides basic materials for promoting the welfare of children
requiring protection.” (MHLW, 2013).
The results of the survey show the following:
-Roughly 50% of children in institutionalized homes and 47.9% of foster children, have an
emotional disability.
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-30% of children in foster care have a disability.
-Psychological abuse was the most common among children accounting for 78%.
-Children in institutionalized homes have a high percentage of “delayed” children (MHLW,
2013).
A previous study examining Romanian orphans showed institutional care is not
appropriate for children, as they often have, for example, behavioral and developmental
problems (Nakatomi et al., 2018, as cited in Rutters et al., 2009). The majority of children in
these institutions are lacking in different ways, whether it would be emotional or physical
trauma, delays in brain development due to past trauma and being separated from their families.
The Problem Part I: What will happen if child abuse in Japan continues to rise?
Japan only started gathering data on child abuse in 1990 (Hanada, Nagae, Matuso, and
Saunders 27). Since then, child abuse cases reported to the Ministry of Health, Labour, and
Welfare have rapidly increased as a result of three main factors: (1) a new law (the Child Abuse
Prevention Law) was established in 1999 that required all child abuse cases to be reported, (2) an
increase in awareness and child abuse education, and (3) an actual increase in child abuse cases
that is in part caused by the unpreparedness of young parents and the lack of social supports for
families (see Figure 1) (Hanada et al., 2015). The lack of social support that can and has resulted
in higher rates of child abuse and neglect in Japan (over the past few decades) includes the lack
of educational resources available to future parents, such as the lack of institutionalized and
consistent state-endorsed pre-natal education courses that teach parenting skills, and coping skills
to prevent falling back on abuse and neglect as a form of child-rearing (Fedor, 2011). That is not
to say that the higher record numbers of child abuse cases is solely cause by tangible increases of
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child abuse, but rather it is cause by a combination of factors. As previously mentioned, this
factors also include the introduction of legal mechanisms enforcing the reporting of child abuse
cases, as well as the increased awareness of child abuse in Japan. Therefore, it is important to
note that it is difficult to discern exactly how many of the increased, reported child abuse cases
are attributable to the actual rise of child abuse in Japan.
Children who experience child abuse and/or neglect face many difficulties and barriers
once they leave the care system, both financial and psychological, including difficulty
establishing financial independence, depression, behavioural disorders, low levels of self-care,
and problems with interpersonal relationships (which will be explored more in the next sections
of this paper) (Hanada et al., 2015). These issues can cause future issues once these children age
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out of the system, including unemployment, low-income, unstable relationships (ex. divorce,
separation, emotional disconnect), addictions, and mental health issues; the same problems that
Roger Goodman has identified as the significant factors which caused many parents to put their
children into the Child Welfare System (2000). Such issues hinder parents' abilities to care for
their children on their own, creating a cycle of repeated circumstances (poverty, mental illness,
etc.) among youth without consistent relationships, aging out of the Child Welfare system. The
bottom line is that child abuse is an unsustainable form of child care.
Ultimately, this results in homelessness for many aged-out youths from the ages of 18-20,
who are not accommodated under the Child Welfare Act (CWA), and face increased barriers in
terms of financial stability, job attainment, and the lack of credible references in searching for
housing (Hanada et al., 2015). In short, without proper support during their childhood, aged
youth are “slipping through the system” (Hanada et al., 2015). Both parents and the alternative
care system need resources provided by a consistent government framework (delivered by the
Ministry Of Health, Labour, and Welfare), with supports (financial, organizational, etc.) to equip
children and care-givers with the support they need to set children up for adulthood and aging
out of the institutional care system. This could include financial and material support for care
workers in the Child Welfare System, and additional funding for nonprofits to fill the gaps while
the public sector builds up its support in the Child Welfare System to implement these changes
(and the solutions explored later in this paper).
Consistent Relationships for Children in the Care System
The disruption or lack of a consistent relationship (notably family relationships) for
children in the care system can cause the development of several negative factors, including
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further feelings of abandonment and emotional dissonance. Keeping family members, including
siblings, together has long been thought to create a sense of stability in the ever-changing
environment experienced by children in alternative care, and maintain children’s ability to foster
a family relationship (Seale & Taraba, 2018). Furthermore, research done on siblings kept
together in the foster care system in the United States (US) has shown that early sibling bonds
can be extremely beneficial in investing in relationships later in life (McCormick, 2009). This is
the result of growing up with a predictable, and consistent relationship in an often inconsistent
environment. Ultimately, the point is that fostering consistent relationships for children in the
care system can help set them up for aging out of the system when they reach adulthood. If it is
not possible for family members to be kept together, such as siblings, then there needs to be
some type of consistent and reliable relationship to support the child.
Recommendations:
Permanency Pact
The majority of the children living in the orphanages have absent parents, meaning they
have no parental care or guidance. To address the financial and emotional gaps caused by the
absence of a consistent parental figure in the lives of children in Japan, this paper supports the
recommendations posited by the petition “Early realization of "prenatal child-rearing classroom"
institutionalization to halve child abuse!” (Noda et al., 2022). In particular, this paper
recommends amending Art. 10 of the Maternal and Child Health Law to include “Child rearing
guidance.” (Noda et al., 2022). While the petition aims at amending this law to institutionalize
prenatal classes in mind, this definition can also be extended to non-parental caretakers of
children in foster care, family care, and children in institutionalized homes.
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In line with amending Art.10 of the Maternal and Child Health Law, this paper suggests
that the International Foster Care Alliance (IFCA)’s “Permanency Pact” can be utilized in
Japan’s institutionalized homes by providing a one-on-one non-parental care framework whereby
children without parental guidance can obtain the consistency and support from their caregivers
by laying it out in the form of a clear, written Permanency Pact (Foster Club, 2006). This would
mean that a systematic approach would be taken to implement the Permanency Pact at an
institutional level, with “Permanency Pacts” being signed one-on-one between caregivers (in
institutionalized care or other forms of alternative care) and the youth/child they are working
with. In this way, the aim of the “Permanency Pact” is to fill in the gaps in the low care worker to
child ratio in the Child Welfare System in Japan.
Ultimately, the goal of the “Permanency Pact,” when implemented at an institutionalized
level in Japan, would be to provide children in institutionalized homes with (1) structure and a
safety net for youth, (2) a defined and verbalized commitment by both youth and caregiver (both
parties) in a long term, consistent, and supportive relationship, and (3) clarity regarding the
expectations of the relationship (Foster Club, 2006). The pact covers a range of issues that
institutionalized youth constantly face in their transition to adulthood, including food, social
boundaries, housing, college, employment, recreation, and much more (Foster Club, 2006).
Transition Toolkit
IFCA’s “Transition Toolkit,” is another resource the youth can refer to before and after
transitioning out into the real world. This publication contains roadmaps that show 11 different
paths the youth will encounter once aging out of the institutions. The themes are as follows:
1) money management;
2) home;
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3) self-care and health;
4) education;
5) life skills;
6) mode of transportation;
7) know and prove yourself;
8) permanent connection;
9) community and social lifework and center;
10) partnerships and new families.
These roadmaps provide the reader with the necessary information and steps for each
theme. When looking at ‘money management,’ the first page explains the necessities such as
opening up a bank account, saving money, and creating a monthly and annual budget. The
second page is a worksheet the youth can fill out and take notes for creating a plan, jotting down
target savings and current savings, as well as a checklist. At the very bottom, there is a scoring
section, where the youth can rate their preparation for the theme. This resource can help target
specific concerns one would need when transitioning out.
Mandatory Classes
Many of the youth are concerned about going into the real world after aging out of the
institutions due to the lack of knowledge, connections, and finances. Currently, there are a
plethora of resources these youth can take advantage of, but without the proper knowledge of
where to obtain these resources and when to take advantage of them is a different issue. The
youth should be educated before leaving the institutionalized homes on what resources and
benefits they can take after aging out. In doing so,the youth needs to have a strong foundation on
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what is necessary for living on their own years before leaving the institutions. Some suggestions
would be to administer mandatory exercises such as playing financial games to understand how
to properly spend and save money. This in turn can help establish basic knowledge on budgeting
and setting financial goals.
Sex-ed classes are also necessary to inform the dangers and risks of not only sexually
transmitted diseases, but also pregnancy, and how that can financially hurt a person. If the youth
did spend too much money and can not pay for rent or end up getting pregnant, they know about
the resources and can take action right away. A large portion of the youth do not have someone
who they can rely on financially, so teaching them at a young age gives them a head start on the
responsibilities of being an adult. Such courses can be a useful tool in aiding youth to
“transition” into adulthood, aiming to prevent many of the issues identified earlier in this paper
that can result from unpreparedness, such as trouble finding work, creating social networks,
forming relationships, and more.
Siblings
The IFCA recommends the presence of stable relationships for children displaced from
parental care (Foster Club, 2006). While it is vital to introduce a consistent adult-care figure, as
recommended in the “Permanency Pact,” it is equally important to avoid the separation of
siblings when children are displaced from parental care. To avoid and prevent the effects of
lacking consistent relationships during childhood (such as trouble forming emotional
relationships, creating and fostering social networks, etc.), this paper recommends that Japan
should solidify its commitments to the UN Alternative Care Guidelines by preventing the
separation of siblings in alternative care, except for extenuating circumstances (UN Alternative
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Care Guidelines, 2010, para 22, as cited in Human Rights Watch, 2014). The goal of this
recommendation is to emphasize fostering and caring for consistent relationships that already
have the potential to exist, by maintaining the stability of a family bond, even if the child has
been displaced from parental care.
Youth Board
According to the Foster Care Alumni Project, IFAC, in their “Youth Advocacy”
publication, creating a youth board for each institution is an effective way for the youth to state
their concerns and opinions that are affecting them. “A youth board is a group of young people,
usually between the ages of 14-25, that come together to work on a specific issue, goal, or
mission. Youth boards are typically associated with an organization or a government body to
which they provide recommendations and guidance around issues affecting young people.” This
opportunity will create a supportive community, develop the youth’s leadership skills and allow
them to express their ideas to create change to issues that affect them.
IFCA expresses that many youths have troubles once aging out of the institutions, and the
most common problems and concerns are the following: loneliness, physical and mental health,
financials, child-rearing, and relationships with others. Creating a youth board can help mitigate
concerns revolving around loneliness and connections with others because these youth have
established strong relationships with one another and have experience with working and
communicating with others. Since these youth have similar experiences, they also have a support
system within their group, thus not feeling alone. The youth board provides a place for the youth
to connect, lead, and express their concerns.
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Children’s Rights
Other concerns regarding how the institution is running should also be taken into
consideration. According to Miho Awazu, President of the International Foster Care Alliance
(IFCA), children in institutionalized homes have stated they want to have the right to the
following:
-The right to have social contact with people outside of the foster care system, including,
but not limited to, teachers, coaches, religious or spiritual community members, mentors,
and friends.
-The right to view and receive a copy of their medical records to the extent they have the
right to consent to the treatment provided in the medical record and at no cost to the child
until they are 26 years of age.
-The right to maintain a bank account and manage personal income, consistent with the
child’s age and developmental level, unless prohibited by the case plan.
-The right to view and receive a copy of their child welfare records, juvenile court
records, and educational records at no cost to the child until the child is 26 years of age,
subject to existing federal and state confidentiality laws.
These rights have been implemented in California’s Foster Youth Bill of Rights (CFCO, 2020).
Such frameworks can enshrine actionable rights and protection for the children in the
institutionalized homes that help set them up for transitioning out of the system.
Conclusion
The 39,000 orphans and 6,000 foster children are lacking the parental support and
guidance needed to successfully transition into adulthood after aging out into the real world.
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Implementing the “Permanency Pact,” “Transition Toolkit'' and a system of children’s rights will
help address the behavioral and financial problems the youth are struggling with, including
emotional relationships, financial autonomy, and preventing homelessness by helping children
network to create social and economic connections.
An essential starting point to enforcing children's rights protections, to prevent the
behavioral and financial problems faced by children transitioning into adulthood is to amend the
law. Specifically, this paper has recommended amending Art. 10 of the Maternal and Child
Health Law to include “child-rearing guidance,” to create a broad, yet impactful shift in Japan's
legal regime surrounding children’s rights and child-rearing. In addition to integrating these
resources and rights into state-run childcare institutions, the government must start addressing
the problems with siblings being separated from their siblings, to stem strong emotional
relationships in children at a young age. The economic, emotional, and physical livelihood of
Japan’s current and future generations rely heavily on the government administering these new
rules and regulations.
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