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Since 1997, the Institute has managed the Centre's activities on the basis of the national guidance and coordination on childhood and adolescence policies of the Department for Family Policies of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Its main tasks are:

  • Supporting the work of the National Observatories;

  • Collecting, cataloguing and disseminating regulatory, statistical and bibliographic documentation produced in Italy on childhood and adolescence;

  • Analysing and monitoring the condition of children and adolescents through the biennial Report to Parliament and the Outline Report to the UN on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;

  • Carrying out activities to promote and disseminate knowledge through events, seminars and training initiatives.

Activities and Services

Data Banks

Collecting and organising data, documents, laws and projects to monitor the condition of children, young people and families over time and supporting the planning of services and measures.

Statistical References

The Institute's systems for collecting, processing and analysing data, also integrated with other sources.

Technical Support

Technical and scientific consultancy services for the National Observatory for Childhood and Adolescence, the National Observatory of the Family and the Observatory for the Fight against Paedophilia.

The Innocenti Library Alfredo Carlo Moro

Specialized in the rights of children and adolescents, it has about 30,000 Italian and foreign documents, paper and electronic texts.

News and Events

Presidente Istituto degli Innocenti, Maria Grazia Giuffrida

World Children's Rights Day, Chairwoman Giuffrida's Interview with Avvenire

"The significance of this World Day? Very important and intense, since it celebrates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, approved by the UN…

News
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What crises for adoption paths in Italy. Fact-finding in Juvenile Courts

The study day on ‘What crises for adoption paths in Italy. Fact-finding in Juvenile Courts’, organised by the Commission for Intercountry Adoption…

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Publications and Projects

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Publications on the Care Leavers Project

Publications and information material on the Care Leavers Project - Experimentation of interventions in favour of those individuals who, on reaching…

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Planning and Design Manual

Structured around three main areas - planning, design and thematic foci - the Manual is aimed at accompanying a new form of planning ‘for and with’…

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Reports on the Conditions of Childhood and Adolescence in Italy

The Reports on the Condition of Childhood and Adolescence in Italy develop the issues at the core of the work of the National Observatory for…

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Reports on the implementation of Law 285/1997

Annual Report to Parliament on the Implementation of Law 285/1997 on the promotion of rights and opportunities for children and adolescents

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Government Reports to the UN

Report on the State of Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Italy

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National Centre Booklets

Publishing series of the National Documentation and Analysis Centre for Childhood and Adolescence

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Pubblicazioni sul Progetto RSC

Publications on the RSC Project

Reports and information material on the RSC Project - National Project for the inclusion and integration of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti children.

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Opuscoli divulgativi

National Centre Booklets

Short educational booklets edited by the National Documentation and Analysis Centre for Childhood and Adolescence

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Convention on the Rights of the Child and related optional protocols

A revised translation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Growing Citizens

Journal of the National Documentation and Analysis Centre for Childhood and Adolescence

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Th.IA Childhood and Adolescence Thesaurus

The Th.I.A. is today a useful cataloguing tool for anyone dealing with childhood and adolescence. It facilitates the exchange of information between…

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Childhood and Adolescence Classification

The Classification is a sort of classified catalogue, primarily designed for physical placement of documents on shelves

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Cover della rivista Rassegna bibliografica infanzia e adolescenza

Bibliographic Review on Childhood and Adolescence issues

Quarterly journal with bibliographical information on childhood and adolescence issues

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Cover dei Percorsi tematici - supplementi alla Rassegna bibliografica infanzia e adolescenza

Thematic Paths - Supplements to the Bibliographic Review

Quarterly Supplement to the Rassegna bibliografica infanzia e adolescenza

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Servizi educativi per l’infanzia manuale

Handbook of childcare services

The Handbook is a useful tool to accompany and support the work of all those who - with different roles and skills - are involved in the universe of…

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