This discussion paper—the result of a collaboration between Save the Children, the Cash Learning Partnership, and the CPC Learning Network’s Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening Task Force—examines the links between cash transfers and the positive and negative outcomes for children – in particular, the role cash transfers have played in protecting children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. It identifies ways in which cash transfer activities can be designed to support the protection of children affected by emergencies.