Browsing Barnardos Advocacy & Policy by Title
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Disclosure of Information in Cases of Abuse Establishment of a National Protocol for the Exchange of Information in the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases of Abuse
(Barnardos, 2010)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Health Service Executive towards the establishment of a National Protocol for the Exchange of Information in relation to the Investigation and Prosecution ... -
Draft National Quality Standards for Residential and Foster Care Services for Children and Young People: Barnardos Submission to the Health Information and Quality Authority
(Barnardos, 2010-03)Barnardos welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback into the draft National Quality Standards for Residential and Foster Care Services. Overall Barnardos is pleased with the current draft of quality standards as they ... -
Dreading December 2010
(Barnardos, 2010)Times are tough economically. Barnardos knows that for those children and families living in the most marginalised and disadvantaged communities across Ireland, times have never been tougher. Through our work we have ... -
Early Childhood Care and Education
(Barnardos, 2010)Early childhood is a time of great opportunity for learning and early interventions which promote social and educational development are well proven to be beneficial to children providing both short and long term benefits. ... -
Early Childhood Education and Care
(Barnardos, 2008)The first few years of a child’s life are the most critical in terms of development and learning. Developmental milestones are time-bound and the fact is they are either reached or missed. Remedial action at a later date ... -
Effects of Parental Drinking on Children
(Barnardos, No date)Information sheet outlining the consequences of parental alcohol consumption and how it effects children. -
Enough is Enough. We Must Now Prioritise Children in Ireland
(2009)Barnardos today welcomed the long awaited publication of the Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin Diocese report, particularly welcoming the report's inclusion of strong and unequivocal statements regarding the collusion ... -
Evaluating and Measuring Outcomes for Separated Children
(Barnardos, 2011)The Ryan Implementation Plan (2009) recommended that the Health Service Executive end the use of separately run hostels for separated children seeking asylum and instead implement equity of care policy accommodating them ... -
Expanding the Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme
(Barnardos, 2018)Since its announcement in Budget 2009, the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme has been an undeniable success. Take up of ECCE places has risen to almost 100 per cent with over 100,000 children availing of ... -
The Experience and Scale of Child Poverty in Ireland
(Barnardos, 2010)Across Ireland, Barnardos services are seeing daily the impact of the recession on children and families, many of whom are struggling to cope against a backdrop of reduced household income and widespread cuts to public ... -
Extent of Child Abuse in Ireland
(Barnardos, 2006)Information sheet with statistics relating to the amout of child abuse in Ireland. -
Findings from the End Child Poverty Coalition: Scoping Document on a Second-tier Child Income Support
(Barnardos and others, 2010)In June 2010 the End Child Poverty Coalition commissioned research to investigate the potential of a Second Tier Child Income Support payment to act as a targeted means of supporting low income families, whether that ... -
Free Primary Education: Make it a Reality
(Barnardos, 2015)Infographic showing the cost of universal education. -
Hidden Homelessness: Key Recommendations
(Barnardos, 2018)The housing crisis engulfing the country has been steadily expanding over a number of years. As time has gone on, Government initiatives aimed at tackling the crisis have failed to stem the tide of homelessness, curb ... -
Hidden Homelessness: What's the problem?
(Barnardos, 2018)The housing crisis engulfing the country has been steadily expanding over a number of years. As time has gone on, Government initiatives aimed at tackling the crisis have failed to stem the tide of children into homelessness, ... -
The Hidden Housing Crisis
(Barnardos, 2016)Children need a safe, warm and secure place to call home. Inadequate, unsafe or insecure housing has serious repercussions; affecting a child’s mental and physical health, social and emotional development, education and ... -
The Housing Crisis
(Barnardos, 2014)Barnardos is seriously concerned about the scale of the housing crisis now facing many low income families particularly those reliant on social welfare. Many children are experiencing their childhood in overcrowded, ... -
Impact of Covid19 on Early Years Education & Childcare
(Barnardos, 2020)Barnardos has been delivering quality, evidenced based services, providing practical and emotional supports to children, parents and families for almost 60 years. In 2019 we worked with more than 17,000 children and families ... -
Infographic on Waiting Lists
(Barnardos, 2018)Statistics relevant to waiting lists for Speech and Language, Mental Health Services, and Disability Assessment with regional breakdowns. -
Initial Observations on the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009
(Barnardos, 2010-01)Barnardos, the Irish Association of Young People in Care and the Irish Foster Care Association (hereafter referred to as the group) welcomes the opportunity afforded by the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 to improve the ...