Studies

A portrait of family and household characteristics across types of living arrangements, and how family structures have shifted over time. [Paul F. Hemez, Chanell N. Washington, and Rose M. [...]

UNICEF is scaling up successful initiatives, including to support and build the capacities of parents, community health workers, teachers, social workers and local governments. [UNICEF – [...]

Comparison of 180 U.S. cities based on 45 key metrics that consider essential family dynamics, such as the cost of housing, the quality of local school and health-care systems, and the [...]

Grandparental support may protect mothers from depression, particularly mothers who separate and enter single parenthood. [Niina Metsä-Simola, Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Hanna Remes, Mine Kühn, Pekka [...]

The UNICEF Vision for Early Childhood Development is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and supports the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It outlines UNICEF’s intent to [...]

The results of the Monitor pointed to an ongoing and serious crisis of labour shortages and turnover in the Personal & Household Services sectors, which in turn undermines both quality [...]

While at the end of 2023 young people’s labour market situation was more favourable than it had been in recent years, many obstacles remained on their route to independence, such as the rising [...]

Empowering families to be in control of their lives and have the agency to make decisions on their strategies and actions is key to counter climate change. [Gamal Abdelmonem – University of [...]

The social changes in the new century and the shifting concept of filial piety have jointly shaped the unique intergenerational relationships in China. Intergenerational relationships are closely [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic posed a major threat to the well-being of older Europeans. This multidisciplinary book addresses all the important policy-related issues. [Axel Börsch-Supan , Anita [...]