“Take My Hand” Young Peoples Experiences of Mental Health Services
“Take My Hand” report highlights young people’s experiences of, and perspectives on mental health services.
The participation of children and young people in care: insights from an analysis of national inspection reports in the Republic of Ireland
This paper outlines findings in relation to participation standards in HIQA foster care, residential care and special care inspection reports over a two-year period from 2013 to 2015.
Promoting the rights of children with disabilities Inoocenti Digest No. 13
The Innocenti Digest on Promoting the Rights of children with disabilities.
Deinstitutionalisation and community living of children with disabilities
This recommendation aims to promote the deinstitutionalisation of children with disabilities and their life in the community.
Development and testing of an assessment of youth/young adult voice in agency-level advising and decision making
This paper describes the development and validation of the Youth/Young Adult Voice at the Agency Level (Y-VAL), an assessment of the extent to which agencies have implemented best practices for supporting meaningful participation.
Justifying children and young peoples involvement in social research: Assessing Harm and Benefit.
When children and young people’s involvement in research is increasingly the norm, this article reflects on the importance of a well-reasoned and transparent justification for their inclusion or exclusion
Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective
Exploring the challenges to youth work in capturing the voices of young people in a meaningful way within Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks model.
National Child Participation Strategy: Building a Caring Society. Together.
This document provides a common framework to guide government and civil society to promote the meaningful participation of children in South Africa.
Promoting the Participation of Seldom Heard Young People: A Review of the Literature on Best Practice Principles
Reviewing the national and international literature on the participation of seldom heard young people and to identify best practice principles in the field.
Working with young people: A national study of youth work provision and policy in contemporary Ireland
This study provides a context to the provision and policy of Irish youth work. It identified that over 43,000 young people participated in youth work groups across Ireland.