Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

4 evidence items

DevelopmentParticipation

Problem

Primary school children need skills to find, understand and manage health information (health literacy), and learning activities may not engage them enough.

Intervention: Health literacy learning activities co-designed with children in groups of 6-9 children and 2 researchers, then tested in school by the co-design group and their peers.
Population: 66 primary school children (mean age 10.8, 62% girls) in 3 schools in the Netherlands: 24 in the co-design group and 42 peers in the test group.

Key finding

Health literacy scores increased significantly over time in the co-design group.

Practitioner

Boxtel et al. · Crossref · 1 Oct 2025

SurvivalDevelopmentParticipation

Problem

Recurrent epilepsy in a child despite antiepileptic treatment, with effects on sleep, self-esteem, school participation, social life and family confidence

Intervention: Individualised nursing care based on Roy's Adaptation Model, delivered in weekly 45-minute sessions with parental participation over six weeks, with weekly telephone follow-up and seizure diary monitoring
Population: One 8-year-old boy with recurrent epilepsy and his parents, in a pediatric ward in Iran

Key finding

Seizure frequency fell from approximately four to fewer than two episodes per month.

Practitioner

Khoshbash et al. · OpenAlex · 8 Oct 2026

Participation

Problem

Violence against children, including maltreatment, bullying, youth violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, in Sub-Saharan Africa

Intervention: A range of violence-prevention programs targeting economic strengthening, teachers/schools, whole families, caregivers only, or children only
Population: Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Key finding

Programs focused on economic strengthening, teachers/schools, entire families, caregivers only, and children only were generally effective in reducing violence against children

Experimental

Edwards et al. · OpenAlex · 25 Mar 2023

ProtectionParticipation

Problem

Former child soldiers in war-torn African regions lack stable, peaceful environments to reintegrate into society.

Intervention: Peace education programs run by humanitarian agencies, supported by the World Bank, intended to model peaceful conflict resolution and provide a socioeconomic safety net.
Population: Former child soldiers and at-risk children in conflict-affected African regions

Key finding

Peace education programs are widely used to create peaceful environments for at-risk children.

Practitioner

Nyemba et al. · Crossref · 1 Jan 2019

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