BLOG: Forces in the U.S. are calling for the abolition of the child protection system. Could Europe be next? Blog post by Jill Duerr Berrick, Professor of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, and Professor II at the Department of Government, University of Bergen The national mood in the U.S. is sour.  Deep political divisions have riven the […]

One of the most interesting – albeit challenging – parts of researching child marriage in Brazil is recognizing the need for a more nuanced, dynamic, and critical understanding of children’s agency. Unfortunately, we are still quite distant from it by PhD candidate Larissa Cristina Margarido, FGV Sao Paulo Law School How are sexual and family practices […]

BLOG: There has been a shift in many post-Soviet countries’ efforts to improve the protection of children’s rights in child protection, resulting in fewer children in residential care. However, there are still challenges for ensuring the sustainable implementation of children’s rights. Blog post by Postdoc Victoria Shmidt, UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ Child protection in the fifteen […]

BLOG: Fulfilling children´s right to participate and be involved in complex settings such as hospital treatment, child protection, court proceedings, is difficult to realize. However, in the health sector the support of a psychosocial professional is a promising solution to securing children’s rights that may be considered within in other sectors. Blog post by Amarens […]

BLOG: Children and parents subjected to state interventions experience significant disruption in their lives. They may face many challenges, such as barriers to participation and a lack of comprehension of the reasons for the intervention. The written decisions of judges may serve participation by facilitating comprehension, and thus acceptance, of the reasons for such life-transforming decisions, […]