Individual Social Protection - case Management
Protecting Children from Harm
Child Guardians provides immediate and individual social protection to children facing critical protection concerns. Our comprehensive case management approach ensures that vulnerable children receive the specialized support they need to overcome adversity and build safer futures.
Our Mental Health Team is committed to aiding children and their families in recovery and resilience-building. We follow best practices from the World Health Organization’s Technical Working Group on Mental Health under the health sector, ensuring all interventions are guided by international standards.
Direct Access to Support
Many children and their families now actively approach our offices and child-friendly spaces seeking specialized protection services.
Mobile Case Management
Our mobile teams operate in hard-to-reach and remote areas, raising awareness and proactively identifying vulnerable children.
School-Based Referrals
Child protection services are integrated into schools across Syria. Each school is assigned a protection officer responsible for referring children
Community & Partner Referrals
Children reach our services through referrals from Child-friendly spaces, local committees, and partner organizations.
Children
benefited from our individual social protection and case management services.
Our Mental Health Program
Child Guardians provides immediate and individualized social protection to children facing serious child protection risks. Our dedicated case management services support children exposed to:
- Physical Violence
- Sexual Abuse
- Child Marriage
- Emotional Abuse
- Child Labour
- Neglect
- Psychosocial Distress
- Involvement with Armed Forces
- Unaccompanied and Separated Children
- Children Deprived of Liberty
Our Approach
What Sets Us Apart
- Individual Protection Assistance (IPA): A targeted program that addresses each child’s holistic and unique needs based on specific criteria, benefitting thousands of children.
- Certified Case Management Training: Our teams are trained under an advanced program certified by the Alliance for Child Protection, ensuring adherence to international best practices.
- Global Leadership Role: We co-lead the Case Management Task Force at the Alliance for Child Protection, actively shaping global standards in child protection.
Local Impact
Community-Led Protection
For years, Child Guardians has empowered community groups to raise child protection standards within their communities.
- We collaborate with 38 Child Protection Committees, which have become increasingly vital in improving our access to children in urgent need of protection.
- In 2023, 32 of these committees received specialized training in case management, conducted by our team and local partners. They are now equipped to handle medium-risk cases and play a pivotal role in referring at-risk children to our services.
