The Psychosocial Support and Children’s Rights Resource Center (PSTCRRC) engages in research, documentation, publication, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy that cut across the areas of childhoods, children’s rights, and psychosocial support. It traces its beginnings to the Psychosocial Trauma and Human Rights Program of the University of the Philippines’ Center for Integrative and Development Studies, a programme established in late 1994. In 2006, it became an independent center to fill the gap for a resource center on children’s rights in the Philippines and the Southeast Asian Region. PSTCRRC’s research program is integrative, holistic, policy-oriented, interdisciplinary, and participatory. It integrates theory and practice, and synthesizes thought and action by coming up with policy-relevant researches. It also embarks on holistic research by bringing its psychosocial, political, historical, and economic perspectives into its work. True to its interdisciplinary and participatory thrust, PSTCRRC brings together academics from different fields, field practitioners, direct service providers, and communities in all its researches. The PSTCRRC has done research, monitoring and evaluation work for various children-oriented and human rights organizations in assessing the soundness and appropriateness of the practices of these organizations in protecting children’s rights, and in upholding peace and human rights. Armed with theoretical and practical frameworks it has derived from its numerous researches and readings and with the experience of the staff members in direct practice, it has helped organizations in ensuring that their programs aptly address the needs of children, families and communities considering the contexts, resources and philosophy of the organization. PSTCRRC is composed of professionals who have extensive experience in research and training. It counts among its staff experts on qualitative and quantitative research methods, children’s issues, psychosocial support, community organizing and development, and creative (theater arts) training methodologies. PSTCRRC uses creative and participatory techniques in focus group discussions, workshops, and trainings. We also have a pool of competent and qualified researchers and enumerators to assist in gathering data.
