... and support poor families during and post-COVID-19. In 2016, Ghana achieved the target set under the Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty, becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to do so (National Development Planning Commission [NDPC], 2020). The country has over the past decade...

... that are manifest in families. Design/methodology/approach It draws from a number of research studies being conducted by the authors and a literature on psycho-social approaches to social suffering. Findings It highlights the evidence on the contribution of poverty and inequality to many of the problems...

... – The results reveal that it is poverty that forces Jordanian children into work while Syrian children are driven by the need for asylum. Of the abusive practices directed towards working children, verbal abuse is the most common. Older children, children from unstable families and those who work long hours...

... children s material living standards; how to help the most vulnerable children in society; and, lastly, the task of measuring child well-being. Key words Prevention; evidence; epidemiology; proven programme; operating system; poverty; looked-after children; Type 2 translation; outcome measurement...