Research Bulletins


Bulletin 5 - The ubiquity of violence in the lives of young children in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro. What can be done?

2017

This bulletin uses new information on the condition of children 0-8 in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro to illustrate the constant presence of violence in the lives of such children, the effects of that violence, and some ways to reduce its harm.

Bulletin 4 - Children and youth in contexts of vulnerability in Latin America (2ª Ed.)

2017

This bulletin examines the condition of children in Latin America, the particular situation of the most vulnerable children, children and youth in the situation of the streets, and examines in detail a successful attempt to roll back a regressive policy on street children in Rio de Janeiro.

Bulletin 3 - Safe place for children (2ª Ed.)

2017

The goal of this study is to describe the safe places children aged 0-8 inhabit outside of their homes in the low-income Rio community of Rocinha, and to report how key actors in that community think the number and quality of safe places for children can be improved. The study has implications for young children throughout urban Brazil.

Bulletin 2 - Adolescent pregnancy and maternity in the context of the streets (2ª Ed.)

2017

The issue of teenage pregnancy and maternity has important implications for the young women, their families and public health and other policy areas. In general, the incidence of such pregnancies has diminished in Brazil and in other countries in the last decade.

Bulletin 1 - Early childhood, sanitation and zika virus (2ª Ed.)

2017

The worldwide alarm at the spread of the Zika virus is mirrored in Brazil which is the world epicenter of the current outbreak of the virus. Correlational and virologic evidence is accumulating rapidly of the connection between the Zika virus and the increase in the incidence of microcephaly in newborn babies in Brazil.

BULLETIN N° 4 - CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CONTEXTS OF VULNERABILITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND EXAMPLES OF RESISTANCE ON BEHALF OF STREET CONNECTED CHILDREN IN RIO DE JANEIRO

2017

This bulletin examines the condition of children in Latin America, the particular situation of the most vulnerable children, children and youth in the situation of the streets, and examines in detail a successful attempt to roll back a regressive policy on street children in Rio de Janeiro. May 2017.

BULLETIN Nº 3 - SAFE PLACES FOR CHILDREN

2016

The goal of this study is to describe the safe places children aged 0-8 inhabit outside of their homes in the low-income Rio community of Rocinha, and to report how key actors in that community think the number and quality of safe places for children can be improved. The study has implications for young children throughout urban Brazil. October 2016.

BULLETIN Nº 2 - ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STREETS

2016

The issue of teenage pregnancy and maternity has important implications for the young women, their families and public health and other policy areas. In general, the incidence of such pregnancies has diminished in Brazil and in other countries in the last decade. July 2016.

BULLETIN Nº 1 - EARLY CHILDHOOD, SANITATION AND ZIKA VIRUS

2016

The worldwide alarm at the spread of the Zika virus is mirrored in Brazil which is the world epicenter of the current outbreak of the virus. Correlational and virologic evidence is accumulating rapidly of the connection between the Zika virus and the increase in the incidence of microcephaly in newborn babies in Brazil. March 2016.

BULLETIN Nº 3 - CONSTRUCTING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW POLICIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE SITUATION OF STREETS IN RIO DE JANEIRO: A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

2011

A project of the International Center for the Study of Childhood (CIESPI) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Introduction
This bulletin is one of several publications from a project titled “The process of constructing and implementing public policies for children and adolescents in the situation of the streets” undertaken by the International Center for the Study of Childhood. The purpose of the study is to analyze the process by which policies on children and adolescents (hereafter, children) are established and implemented by municipal Councils for the Rights of Children and Adolescents. Such councils and their counterparts at the state and the national levels were established by federal law in 1990 and have the responsibility of providing citizen input into the process of guaranteeing and implementing the rights of children. This bulletin is a preliminary summary of the opportunities and challenges encountered in Councils’ work in developing policies on street children in Rio de Janeiro and six other cities. April 2011.