Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - ISPCC


The ISPCC wants to see an Ireland where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfill their potential as citizens. The aim of the ISPCC is to ensure that Ireland becomes a society that truly values children and refuses to tolerate cruelty to children in any form. The ISPCC exists to ensure that all children are given the opportunity to experience love and happiness, to stop discrimination and exclusion of children and to end cruelty and injustice to children.

ISPCC is guided by the principles of inclusion, support, protection, consultation & citizenship and by the principles integral to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The work of the ISPCC is unique in it’s commitment to child-centeredness, and equal participation of children.

ISPCC has three main activities:

  • Service delivery to children under 18 years and their parents/guardians
  • Advocacy: building awareness, campaigning, lobbying policy-makers and helping to generate solutions.
  • Building participation: development of participation and consultation initiatives with children.

Areas of expertise:

The delivery of support services to children. ISPCC has four key services:

  • Childline
  • Leanbh
  • 4Me
  • Childfocus

Counselling services are offered face to face, via the telephone, text or internet.

ISPCC is a child rights organization with a firm commitment to campaigning on children’s rights issues.   

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Operation level:
National
Works with age groups:
Organisation type:
Organisation

Mandate

Organisation mandate

, Children 0 - 18

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