Resource Center
Please use and share the following resources, and reach out if you have questions or suggestions.
The views, information, or opinions expressed in some materials included in the Resource Center reflect those of the individuals or organizations involved and do not necessarily represent those of Phoenix Zones Initiative.
International Labor Relations Board
Use these three reports that provide data about child and forced labor around the world to help combat the exploitation of vulnerable people.
An Overview from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This interactive resource from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides an overview of the research around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It highlights the importance of prevention and trauma-informed approaches in order to create communities where children and youth can be free from harm and thrive.
By Karen Attiah
This article in The Washington Post describes why the US should ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and obstacles to its ratification.
By Alain Serres, Aurelia Fronty, and Helen Mixter
This children's picture book provides an overview of children's rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child—for children and adults alike.
Edited By Ton Liefaard and Jaap E. Doek
This book examines the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on national and international jurisprudence, since its adoption in 1989. It offers state of the art knowledge on the functions, challenges and limitations of the CRC in domestic, regional and international children’s rights litigation.
The US needs to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a comprehensive framework for helping governments ensure that children are protected from exploitation and abuse and that children are provided with what they need to live and thrive. US ratification of the CRC would benefit the nation’s standing in the world and would help the US increase its role as a positive global force for children.