Browsing Call to Action by Title
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Children Experiencing Neglect
(Barnardos, 2009)The consequences of abuse on a child can be long lasting and varied depending on the severity, the frequency of the abuse, the age of onset and the relationship between victim and abuser. It can affect every aspect of a ... -
Comprehensive Vetting System
(Barnardos, 2007)Paper describing the vetting system in Ireland and the limitations it has. -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Make the Grade
(Barnardos, 2006)The intrinsic right to an education is guaranteed to every child in Ireland under Section 42 of the Irish Constitution. Articles 28 and 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child give further voice to those ... -
A Million Reasons to Get it Right : The Barnardos Children's Declaration
(Barnardos, 2007)The purpose of A Million Reasons to Get it Right — The Barnardos Children’s Declaration is to shine a spotlight on the key issues that affect children’s lives. Our hope is that the recommendations we are proposing will ... -
Moving On: Aftercare Provision in Ireland
(Barnardos, 2012)As children journey through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood the majority experience love, support and stability that enables them to grow into independent, self assured adults. They often stay in the family ... -
Parental Leave
(Barnardos, 2018)Parents have the biggest influence on a child’s early life, particularly in their first year. The experiences children have during their first year lays the foundation for the rest of their childhood and for the adults ... -
Programme for Government Recommendations
(Barnardos, 2020)The Covid19 crisis has had widespread implications for children and families in Ireland. Children are bearing an enormous burden placed on them by this pandemic. Vulnerable and at risk children, such as those Barnardos ... -
Reorganising Child and Family Support Services: Discussion Paper
(Barnardos, 2011)Services for children and families in Ireland have long been divided across political Department lines, particularly at the national level. On the ground, services have developed in an ad hoc manner, responding to local ... -
Saving Childhood Ryan: Fighting for Children Together
(Barnardos and others, 2010)The publication, of the Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (commonly known as the Ryan Report) on 20 May 2009 revealed horrific wrongdoings perpetrated against children living in institutions during the ... -
Saving Childhood, Children's Rights Referendum: Not Sometime; Now
(Barnardos and others, 2010)The Saving Childhood Group (Barnardos, CARI, Children’s Rights Alliance, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Irish Association of Young People in Care, ISPCC, One in Four and Rape Crisis Network Ireland) commissioned Behaviour ... -
Separated Children in Foster Care
(Barnardos, 2011)Fostering is caring for someone else's child in one's own home – providing family life for a child who, for one reason or another, cannot live with his or her own parents, either on a short or a long term basis. Foster ... -
Separated Children in Foster Care: Seminar Paper
(Barnardos, 2011)In the last decade, over 2,900 separated children, who are children outside their country of origin without the protection of their parents or guardians, have come to Ireland and have been placed into the care of the Health ...