Child friendly spaces: a systematic review of the current evidence base on outcomes and impact
Abstract
Child friendly spaces are widely used in emergencies as a mechanism for protecting children from risk, as a means of promoting children's psychosocial wellbeing, and as a foundation for strengthening capacities within communities for child protection. A systematic review of published and ‘grey’ lite
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A recent systematic review found no randomized controlled trials evaluating child-friendly spaces, and only one study applying a comparison group with pre- and post-intervention measurement of outcomes.
“A recent systematic review found no randomized controlled trials evaluating this methodology, and only one study applying a comparison group with pre- and post-intervention measurement of outcomes [29].”
From World Health Organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: key challenges on the road ahead (2014) · cites this paper as [29]
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“A recent systematic review found no randomized controlled trials evaluating this methodology, and only one study applying a comparison group with pre- and post-intervention measurement of outcomes [29].”
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- Authors
- Ager, A., Metzler, J., Vojta, M., & Savage, K.
- Venue
- Intervention
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 133-147
- ISSN
- 1571-8883 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2322545671
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Intervention (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Children's Rights and Participation
- Keywords
- child-friendly spaces, child protection, emergency situations, community capacity building
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