This study adopts a children’s rights approach to the problem of violence, including gender-based and sexual violence, against and between children to outline how age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education is a powerful tool to prevent and end violence against and between children.
Health literacy is a determinant of overall health, particularly among college students who are at increased risk for negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Contextualized sexual and reproductive health education serves as an important protective measure for this population.
In this report, the authors draw on published literature and extensive interviews with education and public safety practitioners to build an inventory of the many intervention options that are valuable for schools in the management phase of behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM).
A new report published by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, explores the strengths and weaknesses of free school meals (FSM) and Pupil Premium (PP) as measures for identifying disadvantaged pupils in England.
Every year, on March 1st, Africa unites to celebrate the African Day of School Feeding (ADSF), underscoring the transformative role of school meals in education, nutrition, and socio-economic development across the continent.
The socio-economic burden of HIV infection remains a critical global health concern.
Adolescence is a vulnerable period for the onset of mental disorders and risk behaviours. Whole‐school interventions hold vast potential in improving mental health and preventing risk behaviours in this developmentally‐sensitive cohort.
Sierra Leone, like many developing countries, faces challenges in providing comprehensive sexuality education to its students.
In 2024, UNICEF and WFP came together to assess the extent of their collaboration on school health and nutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are fundamental to achieving gender equality, reducing poverty, and promoting sustainable development. But despite global progress, discriminatory laws and norms disproportionately restrict women’s and adolescent girls’ SRHR.