The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), ratified by Ireland in 1992, sets out the rights of children and young people up to the age of 18 and forms the basis for the vision in Young Ireland.
The HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) in conjunction with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE) (formerly the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth (DCEDIY)) and the National Participation Office (NPO) undertook a consultation with young people on skin cancer prevention behaviours in 2021.
This report, Life as a Child and Young Person in Ireland: Report of a National Consultation, documents the views of 66,705 children and young people.
In this scoping review, we aim to analyze guidelines and identify strategies for supporting children’s participation rights when planning public playspaces.
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.