Regional Documentation Centre
Since the early 1990s, the Region of Tuscany has entrusted the Institute with study, documentation and experimentation activities on social and educational services for children and families.
The Regional Centre for Documentation on Childhood and Adolescence supports the Region of Tuscany's measures on childhood, adolescence and families through:
Collecting, cataloguing and organising in databases documentation and projects concerning childhood, adolescence and families;
Analysing and monitoring the condition of children and adolescents in Tuscany;
Promoting and disseminating these activities through events, seminars and training courses;
Producing publishing products.
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.
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.
Bambini al Centro (Children at the Centre)
A family mediation service for couples in high-conflict situations to protect the psychophysical well-being of their children.
Ser.I.O. Servizio per le Informazioni sulle Origini (Service on Information on Origin)
A service promoted by the Region of Tuscany and the Istituto degli Innocenti to support people who were abandoned in their search for information on their origins.
News and Events
The Region of Tuscany and the Istituto degli Innocenti Update Guidelines on Fostering
Intense discussions and a technical document to ensure that the operational guidelines on foster care in Tuscany are more uniform and available with…
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…
Family mediation as a resource for children's well-being
The seminar, organised by the Region of Tuscany, the Istituto degli Innocenti and other partners, will be an opportunity to take stock of the…
Designing services and interventions for children, adolescents and families: what prospects are available from the data
‘Designing services and interventions for children, adolescents and families: what prospects are available from the data’ is a cycle of three…
Publications and Projects
Education 0-6
Publishing series of the Regional Documentation Centre for Childhood and Adolescence
Childhood, Adolescence and Family
Publishing series of the Regional Documentation Centre for Childhood and Adolescence
Childhood, Adolescence and Family - the Booklets
Publishing series of the Regional Documentation Centre of the Region of Tuscany
Childhood and Adolescence Classification
The Classification is a sort of classified catalogue, primarily designed for physical placement of documents on shelves
Bibliographic Review on Childhood and Adolescence issues
Quarterly journal with bibliographical information on childhood and adolescence issues
Thematic Paths - Supplements to the Bibliographic Review
Quarterly Supplement to the Rassegna bibliografica infanzia e adolescenza