A new approach to improving youth mental public health – the TRIUMPH network
One in eight children and young people experience mental health problems and the majority of these have onset before their mid-twenties. Yet, 70% of young people have not had the appropriate intervention that they need. Young people face considerable pressures as they grow up; pressures that are driven by
Bringing girls’ gender identities into children’s rights
Whilst attending the UN Day of General Discussion in Geneva, I was part of a panel discussion of adults and young people sharing the platform equally, which in itself signified much more than dialogue at the UN level; it was a milestone reflecting a substantial change on the way that children and young people can be positioned in public decision-making.
Transferring ECEC to education: does it make a difference?
Two decades ago England, Scotland and Sweden moved responsibility for all early childhood education and care services (ECEC) and school-aged childcare(SACC) into education. These reforms and their consequences were examined in a cross-national study published in 2004: A New Deal for Children? Re-Forming Education and Care in England, Scotland and Sweden
How does providing support for young families affect children’s well-being?
Many parents with young children need extra help from time to time, in the form of financial aid, childcare or emotional support. Although it is well known that support can relieve parenting stress, it is less clear whether support for parents has a measurable impact on children’s well-being. Our study of 2600 families living in Scotland found a link
What does ‘home’ mean for children whose parents have separated?
Home is a familiar yet complex idea. Its meaning extends beyond a physical dwelling to include a feeling of comfort, a sense of control over space, connections with family and other important people, and a site in which rituals and routines create feelings of belonging. A sense of home can be important in helping people build their identity, psychological wellbeing and trust in
Who matters, for better and for worse? Personal networks in an international perspective
What do we know about the conditions that favour or hamper the ways in which individuals get connected to each other in a significant way? Are personal networks influenced by life course transitions such as marriage and parenthood (or their absence)? Do they change from one country to another?
Time to abandon prevalence studies of childhood sexual abuse?
Time to abandon prevalence studies of childhood sexual abuse? by Dr Sarah Nelson ABOUT THE AUTHORS CRFR Associate Researcher, Dr Sarah Nelson summarises her presentation to the Connect 2018 conference in Cardiff, (available on request). Prevalence and disclosure issues, and official statistics, are analysed in detail in Nelson (2016), below:Tackling Child Sexual Abuse: Radical approaches […]
In a search for competence? Children’s participation in family law proceedings
I have been on a journey for the few past months, in terms of exploring the underlying reasons why we find it so challenging to involve children and young people in decisions that affect them. Involving children and young people is required by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is frequently promoted by policy, institutional leaders and key practitioners
Children’s Participation in Decision-Making: Questioning Competence and Competencies
Children’s participation rights remain highly dependent on adults, who in one way or another, hold powerful positions such as legal guardians, administrative or political decision-makers, or front-line professionals. The attitudes of such adults towards children and childhood strongly influence whether or not the adults recognise, facilitate and support children’s participation
Prioritising Children’s Autonomy is Prioritising their Best Interests
In my recently-published book Children, Autonomy and the Courts: Beyond the Right to be Heard, I look at cases where courts decide children’s best interests (for example about parental contact) to see how much influence children themselves have on decisions
The red flags are everywhere, but nobody can see them
Coercive control is a harmful criminal offence, yet it hides in plain sight. Sitting front and centre within our culture, it is performed routinely before our eyes. Coercive and controlling behaviours are glamorised in plotlines where abusers are sexy and romantic bad boys, and women enjoy being dominated and suppressed.
Resilience in early years—continuing the conversation
Resilience in early years—continuing the conversation by Dr Caralyn Blaisdell ABOUT THE AUTHOR Caralyn Blaisdell is a Lecturer in Early Years Education at the University of Strathclyde. She completed her PhD at CRFR on ‘Young children’s participation as a living right: an ethnographic study of an early learning and childcare setting’. ABOUT THE CRFR BLOG […]