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Side by Side: a Child Care Course for Travellers
(Barnardos, 1995)In May 1993, sixteen trainees began the first accredited Child Care Course for Travellers in Ireland. The trainees were selected from over seventy applicants. The successful candidates had some previous experience ... -
Employment Potential Within the Childcare Sector
(Barnardos, 1998)This research examines the area of pre-school and after-school child care provision as sources of potential employment. Towards that end, an overview of recent reports and studies at national and EU level dealing with ... -
Policy Briefing 1: Responding To Youth Suicide and Attempted Youth Suicide in Ireland
(Barnardos, 1999)Facing the tragic reality of a suicide is enormously difficult and stressful for families, communities and, indeed, society as a whole. A suicide, which is often committed by someone with a family and friends who care, ... -
Policy Briefing 6: Responding to Domestic Violence and its Impact on Women and Children
(Barnardos, 2000)Considering the extent to which the reality of domestic violence has been recognised over the past twenty-five years, it is somewhat surprising that more attention has not been given to its effects on children. Certainly, ... -
Yes / No Child Poverty Campaign
(Barnardos, 2009)Poor children live in poor households. Poverty affects every aspect of a child’s life; children living in poverty live life on the margins, excluded from opportunities and often unable find a way out of cycles of poverty ... -
A Way Forward for Delivering Children’s Services
(Barnardos, 2011)This report outlines a fresh start for policies and services for children for the next five to ten years for policy-makers, practitioners and those with an interest in children, set in the context of the making of a new ... -
Patients. Parents. People. Towards Integrated Supports and Services for Families Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties
(Barnardos, 2014-06)‘There is no health without mental health’. It is universally accepted that everyone’s mental health needs to be supported and protected. Whether you are an adult or a child, having positive mental health gives you the ... -
Rise Up for Children Report
(Barnardos, 2015-11-25)To inform Barnardos’ Rise Up campaign, we commissioned Indecon International Economic Consultants to examine the scale and depth of inequality in Ireland and its impact on children. Particular attention was paid to the ... -
What's the Harm? A Child-centred Response to Domestic Abuse
(Barnardos, 2016-12)Domestic abuse is prevalent in Ireland. Due to the often hidden nature of the abuse and limited data available many are blind to its effects, yet its effects are far reaching. Domestic abuse is not just a problem for those ... -
Faces Behind the Figures of Child Homelessness Briefing Paper: February 2017
(Barnardos, 2017)Barnardos is very concerned the housing crisis is not abating. Child and family homelessness is gathering pace and the responses and actions of Government, local authorities and agencies are unable to stem this flow. The ... -
Breaking Point: Why Investment is Needed Now to Ensure the Sustainability of Quality Services for Children and Families
(Barnardos, 2019-06)This year marks ten years since Barnardos agreed to temporary cuts to the funding for services they deliver on behalf of the State under Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Despite a sustained economic recovery, and the fact ... -
Cost Of Living Crisis - Impact on Children: Summary
(Barnardos, 2022)New research launched today by national children’s charity Barnardos outlines the impact that recent cost of living increases are having on parents and children across the country. We highlight the impact the cost of living ... -
Cost of Living Crisis Impact on Children June 2022
(Barnardos, 2022-06)For 60 years, we have been supporting and working with children and know the impact of living in deprivation, can have on health, wellbeing and development. The experience of our staff, backed by rigorous research, ...