This report presents the findings of the second phase of FRA’s fieldwork research on child-friendly justice.
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) promotes the rights and welfare of children and young people under 18 years of age living in Ireland.
This narrative literature review focuses on the opportunities of young people to participate, the challenges and facilitators to participation, and the outcomes of care related to participation.
This toolkit has been developed through a collaborative process involving a number of Tusla staff and managers, key stakeholders, community voluntary groups, and young people.
This study aimed to investigate the association between participation in organized youth sport and adult healthy lifestyle habits.
This article revisits the concept and practice of tokenism in collective child participation, querying whether it is accurate to describe it as ‘non-participation’ and assessing the extent to which it may offer a useful and sometimes necessary step on the journey to more respectful and meaningful engagement with children.
This paper draws upon research undertaken in Scotland but the findings of the study are relevant across the UK and beyond.
This article describes a child-centred method for engaging with children involved in the child protection and welfare system.
This project was undertaken in response to a request from the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) to undertake a review which would assist the Social Services Inspectorate to prepare for the inspection of children’s residential centres for children.
This lecture examines the significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for modern education policy. Articles 28 and 29 of the Convention, which aims pertain to education rights, are analysed against the four guiding principles.