Child Participation

Children have the right to participate in matters affecting their lives and should be enabled to give their opinions, and to have those opinions taken into account. Through participation, children learn self-expression, empowerment and ultimately greater self-esteem.  Children are a diverse group and therefore children of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, races, and both genders should ideally be included in a consultation process.

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Katrin Križ, Dakota Roundtree-Swain - Children and Youth Services Review ,

The aim of this study is to show young people's feelings about their experiences with participation in decision-making in public care in the United States.

Sara Gomes - Coram Voice,

This guide from Coram Voice in the UK provides guidance to youth leaving or aging out of the foster care system, including informing care-leavers of their rights.

Professor Julie Selwyn and Linda Briheim-Crookall - Coram Voice, Hadley Centre, University of Bristol School for Policy Studies,

This report summarises the findings from the 611 children and young people who completed the Bright Spots’ ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey on their experiences in care.

Coram BAAF,

This collection of poetry and writing throws the spotlight on living 'in care' - a subject rarely explored in literature and yet experienced by more than 60,000 children in the UK every year.

Bernard P. Perlmutter - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society,

This chapter examines stories that foster care youth tell to legislatures, courts, policymakers, and the public to influence policy decisions in the US. 

Brianne H. Kothari, Bowen McBeath, Lew Bank, Paul Sorenson, Jeff Waid, Sara Jade Webb - Research on Social Work Practice,

This article introduces a youth-reported measure (Essential Youth Experiences [EYE]) developed to assess the experiences of foster youth in their home environment and their critical relationships across a number of service systems.

Monique B Mitchell and Louisa H Vann - Journal of Social Work,

This article highlights effective approaches to staying connected with (i.e., recruiting, relocating, and retaining) youth participants who have transitioned out of foster care in longitudinal research studies.

Sophie Roell interviews Jo Boyden - Five Books,

Jo Boyden, professor of international development at Oxford University and director of its Young Lives study, has selected five books that challenge Western assumptions and beliefs about child-rearing and how children “should” be raised. 

Jeanette Cossar, Marian Brandon and Peter Jordan - Child and Family Social Work,

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study exploring the views of 26 children, aged 6–17 years, about their participation in the child protection system in England.

NCTSN,

This is a community violence informational document for youth.  It discusses the impact that community violence has had on the lives of young people and provides tips on how young people can look out for their safety.