Find an “article” which presents opinion as fact, and refers to questionable sources like

Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, or Tiktok. Read the article and share your response on how weak
the article is.

Guide questions:

1. What is the argument being raised?

2. Who are the people involved in that article?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?
4. Share your response or conclusion.

1. What is the argument being raised?

Violence is a significant issue in alternative care settings, particularly for children. The UN
Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children have prompted increased attention to this issue.
However, progress is variable due to political, economic, and social factors. To ensure effective
safeguarding, more attention at national and community levels is needed, along with a more
sophisticated evidence base.
2. Who are the people involved in that article?
The safeguarding of children and young people living in alternative care is being implemented in
national policy and practice. It is based on a rapid review of the evidence regarding the violence
experienced by children and young people living in different forms of alternative care
internationally.
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article?
Strengths
These problems make it difficult to establish how many children live in alternative care, and in
which kind of settings, quite apart from exploration of the quality of their care or outcomes from
this.

Weaknesses
Violence is also a matter of intrinsic shame and fear, with the result that it may be difficult or
impossible to research aspects of the problem, and sophisticated methods are used by care
providers to hide the extent of violence, particularly sexual violence against children
4. Share your response or conclusion.
The article examines the experiences of children in alternative care services, highlighting the
connection between history, culture, and political context. It calls for increased visibility and
policies to protect them, but challenges like child poverty and conflict persist. The study suggests
collaboration between states and NGOs for better data collection and intervention evaluation.
Rapid assessments can provide interim evidence but should not replace comprehensive
assessment methods. Recognizing 'polyvictimisation' is crucial for identifying risk and
preventing violence.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2017.1281980?
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Guedes, A., Bott, S., Garcia-Moreno, C., & Columbini, M. (2016, June). Bridging the gaps: A
global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children. Global
Health Action, 9, 1–15. [Taylor & Francis Online] [Web of Science ®], [Google Scholar]