PARTICIPATION: Talking with Children and Young People

Submitted by crinadmin on Fri, 05/10/2007 - 07:41

Summary: Broschure on the right to be heard not only in child-custody cases, criminal cases, and asylum applications, but also on school matters, in political decisions, and in other everyday contexts. In order for children and young people to have a real opportunity to be heard, adults are needed who both can and wish to talk to them.
Adults who are interested in finding out the child’s perspective. A dialogue between a child and an adult is a very unequal situation and it is the adult’s responsibility to do what is necessary to really allow the child to be heard.Owner: Ombudsman for Children and Young Persons - Swedenpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Talking with Children and Young People_2004.pdf

Articles:

Article 12: The childs opinion

Article 3: Best interests of the child

Organisation:

Ombudsman for Children in Sweden

Attachment Link:

http://www.crin.org/docs/Talking with Children and Young People_2004.pdf

Link :

http://www.crin.org/docs/Talking%20with%20Children%20and%20Young%20People_2004.pdf

Countries

Sweden

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