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The Program on Forced Migration and Health Promotes Child Well-Being through Learning Network and at Three-Day Workshop
The Program on Forced Migration and Health (PFMH) in the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health recently formed the first ever Agency Learning Network for the Care and Protection of Children in Crisis-Affected Countries (CPC Learning Network).
The CPC Learning Network aims to use evidence-based findings to inform policy and practice. Members range from leading national agencies from southern countries to the international agencies that respond to 80-100 percent of emergencies around the world-including the Save the Children Alliance, the International Rescue Committee, Christian Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
The Oak Foundation provided an initial $1.3 million grant to the CPC Learning Network. Neil Boothby, EdD, professor of clinical Population and Family Health and director of the Program on Forced Migration, is the primary investigator for the Oak Foundation grant and the director of the CPC Learning Network. Alastair Ager, PhD, professor of clinical Population and Family Health, Mike Wessells, PhD, professor of clinical Population and Family Health, and Les Roberts, PhD, associate clinical professor of Population and Family Health, will hold additional senior leadership roles.
The Learning Network will establish its three-year learning agenda and sign a declaration of commitment to professionalizing this field of practice at the first Child Protection Summit in Stockholm, Sweden this November.
In June, the PFMH convened a three-day workshop entitled "Engaging with Communities for Child Well-Being." The workshop focused on two key areas: how can agencies more effectively engage with communities, and what collaborative processes could help bring about improvements in child well-being? The concept of engaging communities directed each aspect of the workshop. The discussions used a participatory methodology designed to learn from each participant and agency, particularly from partners from the Global South.
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