Survey seeks parents’ and carers’ experiences of life on low income during COVID-19

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group has partnered with the University of York and University of Birmingham to produce the survey which seeks to understand the challenges parents and carers on low income are facing during the current pandemic. The aim is to document the impact of COVID-19 on these families and help policymakers make better decisions.

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Survey explores the effect COVID-19 has had on families

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Commissioned by Action for Children, a YouGov survey of over 2000 parents has highlighted the impact of COVID-19 and life in lockdown.

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EU leaders urged to tackle child poverty in EU recovery plan and budget

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Child poverty

Eurochild implores EU leaders to put children’s best interests at the heart of their budgeting decisions by supporting the proposal that each Member State allocates at least 5% of the European Social Fund Plus to address child poverty, in line with a Council Recommendation on the Child Guarantee.

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Organisations encouraged to contribute to list of COVID-19 policy recommendations on children’s rights

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: General measures of implementation

CRIN’s webpage features recommendations by international, regional and national human rights bodies and organisations on a wide range of issues. CRIN encourages organisations to share their materials so this list of resources is up to date.

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Save the Children’s new child participation during COVID-19 tracker

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, Respect for the views of the child

Save the Children has developed a map which highlights some of the efforts its offices and partners continue to take to advance child participation during the pandemic.

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Child Rights and Inclusion Strategy consultation

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Children’s Hearings Scotland wants to hear from organisations associated with the care sector or those who work directly with children with experience of care in a series of feedback sessions about its Child Rights and Inclusion Strategy. The Strategy aims to ensure children feel able to speak openly and honestly in hearings, that their views are given real weight in the decision-making process and children feel empowered and have ownership of their rights.

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Select Committee seeks views on life beyond COVID

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new House of Lords Select Committee on COVID-19 is asking for individuals and organisations to share their views on the long-term implications of the pandemic as part of their Life beyond COVID inquiry.

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Second implementation report on the Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2016-2021)

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The report presents an overview of children’s rights-related progress by and information on the Council of Europe’s actions and achievements under each of the five thematic areas of the Strategy on the Rights of the Child, namely; equal opportunities for all children, participation of all children, a life free from violence for all children, the rights of the child in the digital environment.

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Upstream Prevention Pack

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Special protection measures

The Upstream Prevention Pack includes six leaflets which have up to date practical resources to help parents, carers and professionals prevent child sexual abuse.

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Practitioner and parental wellbeing podcast

Date: 22nd July 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Listen to the latest free podcast on practitioner and parental wellbeing from child development trainer/Consultant Stan Godek.

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