Description of Collaborative Activity: |
United States Government International Assistance for Children in Adversity Working Group seeks to improve the coordination and coherence of the overall United States Government portfolio of assistance for children in adversity. The US Government will help ensure that children under 5 survive and thrive by supporting comprehensive programs that promote the sound development of children through the integration of health, nutrition, and family support. US Government assistance will support and enable families to care for their children; prevent unnecessary family-child separation; and promote appropriate, protective, and permanent family care. The US Government will facilitate the efforts of national governments and partners to prevent, respond to, and protect children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect. The US Government will support partners to build and strengthen holistic and integrated models to promote the best interests of the child. Finally, the US Government will devote resources to building and maintaining a strong evidence base on which future activities to reach and assist the most vulnerable children can be effectively planned and implemented. The US Government will institutionalize and integrate the components of this plan in its diplomatic, development, and humanitarian efforts overseas. |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NIAAA, NICHD, NIDA, NIMH, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH |
