All: Violence Against Children and Youth in Humanitarian Settings: Findings from a 2022 survey of all refugee settlements in Uganda

Linking Research to Action for Children in Humanitarian Contexts Synopsis of the 2022 Uganda Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey HVACS Findings and Data to Action Workshop
Technical reports

Linking Research to Action for Children in Humanitarian Contexts: Synopsis of the 2022 Uganda Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (HVACS) Findings and Data-to-Action Workshop

This report presents key findings from the first-ever VACS conducted exclusively in a humanitarian context—specifically, in refugee settings in Uganda.

Child protection and practice journal
VACS journal articles

Associations between childhood violence and mental health in refugee settings in Uganda

This paper assesses the association between experiences of childhood violence (sexual, physical, and emotional violence) and mental health (severe mental distress, self-harm, suicidal ideation and/or attempted suicide) in refugee settings in Uganda.

Child protection and practice journal
VACS journal articles

Disability, childhood experiences of violence and associated health outcomes in refugee settlements in Uganda

In Uganda's refugee settings, the prevalence of childhood violence is higher among children and youth with disabilities compared to those without disabilities. These findings underscore the need for targeted child protection and response interventions to address the vulnerabilities of children and youth, and particularly for those with disabilities and female children.

Humanitarian VACS guidance
Technical reports

Measuring violence against children in humanitarian settings

Guidance for measuring violence against children in humanitarian settings.

Uganda VACS Report 2018
VACS reports

Uganda Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2018 (data collection 2015)

Explore the data in Uganda's Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report.

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