Child and Youth Participation Toolkit
Description
Published by Tusla (Child and Family Agency), Ireland (2016). This toolkit offers a framework, and ways for professionals working in child protection and family support to support children’s participation in decision-making. It contains many examples of activities that can support participatory practice.
Date
List people or organisations involved in producing the resource
Tusla
Purpose
Building Participatory Environments
Age range of target people
0-8 years
9-12 years
13-15 years
16-18 years
Characteristics of children and groups
All children
Care experience
Living in poverty
Living with violence
Living rurally
Living in a city
Contact with the criminal justice system
Young carers
Refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants
Ethnic, religious, linguistic minorities
LGBTQI+
Roma, Sinti, Travellers
Persons with disabilities
Boys
Girls
Modes of participation
Consultative
Collaborative
Phases in cycle of participation
Planning
Connecting with Children
Identifying Issues and Priorities
Investigating Children's Views
Taking Action
Following-up on Actions
Evaluating and Sharing
