International level organisations
UNICEF
Innocenti research centre
A valuable resource for documents relating to child poverty and well-being.
(Usually free to download)
International-level documents
‘Understanding child poverty and well-being’
(Programme cycle 2006–2009)
http://www.unicef-irc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/research/main.sql?file=scheda_projects.sql&key=179
Innocenti report card 7: ‘Child poverty in perspective: an overview of child well-being in rich countries’
http://www.unicef-irc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=445
Innocenti report card 8: ‘The child care transition: a league table of early childhood education and care in economically advanced countries’
http://www.unicef-irc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=507
‘Children's perspectives on economic adversity: a review of the literature’
Innocenti Discussion Papers, 2008–01
Gerry Redmond
http://www.unicef-irc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=497
‘Through children's eyes an initial study of children's personal experiences and coping strategies growing up poor in an affluent Netherlands’
Innocenti Working Papers, 2005–06
Tamara van der Hoek
http://www.unicef-irc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=395
Databases and research networks
International
UNICEF Data sets on children: National and international surveys
http://www.unicef-irc.org/datasets/data_sets.html
Child info
This website contains UNICEF's statistical information, including data used in UNICEF's flagship publications, The State of the World's Children and Progress for Children. Also here are technical resources for conducting UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), which are a major source of global development data.
OECD Family database
On-line database on family outcomes and family policies with indicators for all OECD countries.
http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,3343,en_2649_34819_37836996_1_1_1_1,00.html
Childwatch International Research Network
‘Children's experiences with poverty and social exclusion – challenges for research and policies’ Vienna, 28–29 June 2007, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.
http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=914
Eurochild
Eurochild is an active network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people. Eurochild's work is underpinned by the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
ChildONEurope
European Network of National Observatories on Childhood
Child Trends
US research centre, including welfare and poverty themes
The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies
The Clearinghouse provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialised countries to address child, youth, and family needs. Coverage focuses on 23 advanced industrialised countries. Expansion to other countries and other parts of the world is under way.
http://www.childpolicyintl.org/
WELLCHI
Children's well-being international documentation centre.
UK
NCB ChildData
http://www.childdata.org.uk/contents.asp
4 Nations Child Policy Network
http://www.childpolicy.org.uk/
Childlink
http://www.childlink.co.uk/about_us.php
Save the Children
Miscellaneous
Understanding Children's Work – an inter-agency research cooperation project on child labour
Peer reviewed journals
Children and Society
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0951-0605
http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx9472hi_58104945475680j70a9177256804
Childhood
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal200979
Children and Poverty
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10796126.asp
Family Matters (the research journal of the Australian Institute of Family Studies)
General
Valuing Children, Valuing Parents (ATD Fourth World, 2004)
A European Discussion paper prepared by the International Movement ATD Fourth World with financial support from the European Commission
UK Reports using qualitative research with disadvantaged children
Attree, P. (2004), ‘Growing up in disadvantage: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence’, Child Care, Health and Development, 30.
Bentley, T., Oakley, K., Gibson, S. and Kilgour, K. (1999), The Real Deal: What Young People Really Think About Government, Politics And Social Exclusion, London: Demos.
http://www.demos.co.uk/publications//realdeal
Crowley, A. and Vulliamy, C. (2002), Listen up! Children and Young People Talk about Poverty, Wales: Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/54_2994.htm
Horgan, G. (2009), Speaking Out Against Poverty: Voices of Children Living in Disadvantaged Areas, Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/54_7765.htm
Ridge, T. (2009), Living with poverty: a review of the literature on children's and families’ experiences of poverty’, Department for Work and Pensions, HM Stationery Office.
Sharma, N. and Hirsch, D. (2007), It Doesn't Happen Here: The Reality of Child Poverty in the UK, http://www.barnardos.org.uk/childpoverty/pov-whatispoverty/pov-itdoesnthappenhere.htm
Willow, C. (2001), Bread is Free: Children and Young People Talk about Poverty, London: Save the Children.