Mental health is as important to children’s safety and wellbeing as their physical health. This understanding has led SOS Children’s Villages to emphasize mental health as a core component of care in recent years. We recognize that negative experiences such as abuse can adversely impact a child’s mental health, and that neglected mental health concerns have the potential to...
SOS Children’s Villages operates in more than 130 countries around the world, some of which have a higher safeguarding risk than others. In some countries, children’s rights, including the right for protection, are not deemed a priority in society due to long standing sociocultural practices. National legislation does not include specific child protection laws and...
By Coenraad de Beer, Child Care and Safeguarding Team Leader, SOS Children’s Villages International. Safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of the work of SOS Children’s Villages. Through our child safeguarding framework, we are committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment for every child in our programmes. Keeping that commitment...
