UNICEF – EU – DCEDIY Collection of Case Studies
Report on the development of a collection of good practice case studies on children and young people’s participation in decision-making.
Everyday Participation in Service Provision
How the Irish Wheelchair Association involves young people in day-to-day decision-making in its young adult services.
Everyday Spaces in a Classroom
How a primary school teacher ensures that children are given a voice in decision-making on what happens in the classroom every day.
What We Think | UNCRC, UPR, and UNCRPD Consultation 2021 with Children and Young People (English)
Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) (formerly the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth (DCEDIY)) undertook a series of consultations with children and young people to secure their views on the implementation of children’s rights in Ireland.
The Nine Basic Requirements for Meaningful and Ethical Children’s Participation
Serves to ensure quality child participation in ‘all processes in which a child or children are heard and participate’.
Author: Save the Children
Mind Yourself, A Mental Health Resource for Young People in the Asylum Process
This is a comic and wellbeing resource for young people in the asylum process by young people in the asylum process.
The Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders – Implementation Guide
This Implementation Guide aims to complement the existing commentary and advice on HRDs by articulating the rights of CHRDs and identifying what is distinctive about children’s rights.
Author: Professor Laura Lundy
We Are Here: A Child Participation Toolbox
Developed through a partnership between Eurochild and the Learning for Well-being Foundation.
Author: Bird, Hagger-Vaughan, Pinto, O’Toole, Ros-Steinsdottir, Schuurman
Meaningful Participation and Engagement of Children and Young People
These principles and guidelines have been developed to support Children in Scotland’s organisational practice.
Author: Children in Scotland
Embedding a Children’s Rights Perspective in Policy and Decision-making
This policy memo provides an overview of the extent to which children’s rights are promoted and taken into account in policies and practice. The memo considers policy frameworks at national level as well as those at European Union (EU) level. The memo also discusses ways in which policies and wider initiatives facilitate children’s participation in decisions about their future.