A/HRC/19/64 • # of States with Bachelors of Social Work or Masters of Social Work programmes • # of States with child development and child counseling Bachelors and Masters programmes • # of States employing social workers as government employees • # of states that provide short training on prevention and response to all forms of violence against children for religious institutions, their leaders and related opinion makers. 3.7 Objective 7: Child Care Standards By 2015, All States have developed standards for all caregivers of children and for alternative care options such as community-based care and regulations for institutions, services and facilities for the care, education and protection of children which entails proper case management and regular and independent monitoring. Indicators: • # of States with regulations and standards in place for institutions, services and facilities for the care, education and protection of children including special education, pre-school and crèche facilities • # of States annually monitoring all institutions, services and facilities including obtaining feedback from children getting services or living in the institutions • # of social workers, psychosocial counselors, doctors, nurses, police, judicial officers, caregivers trained in case management • # of juvenile detention centres operating in each State • # of institutions, services and facilities who adopt Codes of Good Conduct incorporating the prohibition, prevention and rejection of all forms of violence against children and reporting obligations • # of States that ensure the supervision of the safety, well-being and development of any child placed in alternative care and the regular review of the care arrangement provided 3.8 Objective 8: Reporting By 2015, all States have ensured that all professionals working with or for children (including those working for the State) who suspect acts of violence have been committed against a child are required by law to report the crime. Institutions or facilities in contact with children should be required to investigate allegations quickly and fully. Reporting systems should be safe, well publicized, confidential, accessible and child friendly, allowing children, their representatives and others to report violence against children. Indicators: • # of States with mandatory reporting systems in place • # of States with a national toll-free child helpline • # of States with victim and witness support programmes in place to ensure privacy and confidentiality is maintained 3.9 Objective 9: Referral Mechanisms By 2015, all States have clearly defined procedures for the referral of child victims of violence and the modalities for inter-agency cooperation (that is between social services, education, health, police, prosecution authorities, voluntary and private agencies) following 51

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