Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective

Healy, Maria; Rodríguez, Leonor

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.027

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“…Here, there is a general balance between factors; an acknowledgement of the value to both children and young people and to organisations. Identifying concerns can lead to early intervention; intervention that is so important in preventing escalation of child abuse situations (Healy and Rodriguez, 2019). Establishing and embedding a culture of allowing children to express their voices proactively can clearly support this.…”

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“…Good safeguarding practice involves incorporating children's views and is crucial to understanding needs and enhancing participation in decision‐making (Dave and Rao, 2012; Goh and Baruch, 2018; Willow, 2014). With early intervention significantly determining the efficacy of subsequent support where problems are identified, listening to children's voices is crucial in improving safeguarding practice (Healy and Rodriguez, 2019).…”

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The Child Protection in Sport Unit – Supporting National Governing Bodies in Hearing the Voices of Children: An Evaluation of Current Practice

Everley

2020

Child Abuse Review

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Sporting environments provide contexts in which a range of abuses of children has occurred. While there is an increasing awareness of the need to improve child protection in sport, the extent to which listening to children's voices can support this has yet to be explored. This paper reports on research commissioned by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Child Protection in Sport Unit to understand the way in which the expression of children's voices is facilitated in sport. Thirty‐four national governing bodies of sport in the UK responded to an electronic questionnaire exploring expression of children's voices in their organisations. Findings indicate that challenges concern: children's perceived lack of interest; confidence in self‐expression; time, resources and logistics; organisational culture and attitudinal change. ‘Good practice’ was identified in: formal structural communications; tailoring contributions to interests and strengths; use of primary research; and sharing ideas remotely. The projected value of listening to children's voices includes understanding children's perspectives and identification of potential concerns. The expression of children's voices is of value to national governing bodies in sport and there is potential for this to prevent elements of abuse in sport. Key Practitioner Messages National governing bodies of sport believe that the expression of children's voices in sport can positively inform child protection practice. Material and cultural limitations can prevent the expression of children's voices. There is potential for an embedded expression of children's voices that could support intervention prior to abuse occurring.

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The Child Protection in Sport Unit – Supporting National Governing Bodies in Hearing the Voices of Children: An Evaluation of Current Practice

Everley

2020

Child Abuse Review

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“…Professionals can lack the skills or inclination to relinquish control, and are often subject to institutional pressures not to do so (Marder, 2020a). Indeed, while the Strategy lists Meitheal – a multi-agency model that seeks to involve children and families in problem-solving and avoid escalation into child protection – as another child/family centred process, a recent study found that its intensity and formality were barriers to participation and empowerment (Healy and Rodriguez, 2019).…”

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Challenges in the Future of Restorative Youth Justice in Ireland: Minimising Intervention, Maximising Participation

Marder¹,

Forde²

2022

Youth Justice

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While restorative approaches encompass a small proportion of youth justice practices in Ireland, the new Youth Justice Strategy (2021–2027) aims to include more victims in restorative justice, expand family conferencing and train youth justice professionals in restorative practices. This article discusses the legal, policy and practice contexts of these developments, considering how Ireland has defined, used and researched restorative youth justice to date. It situates the ongoing efforts to meet victims’ and children’s needs, and to change criminal justice cultures, in the international criminological and legal literature on minimum intervention and child participation, analysing the possibilities and challenges facing restorative youth justice in Ireland.

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“…Some are of the opinion that younger children are ‘unable to express their wishes and feelings’, as Winter (2010, p. 3) writes about her observations during review meetings with ‘looked‐after’ children. Some also indicate that it is not easy to create fully participatory and voluntary processes that include children's or young people's voices (Healy & Rodriguez, 2019) and implement them in practice (Matsui, 2021, p. 294).…”

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A democratic learning process: When young children under 12 years of age in child welfare services express their wishes for participation

Törrönen

Kalliola²,

Paaso³

2022

Children & Society

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This study examined the opinions of 116 Finnish children (mainly aged under 12 years), who were child welfare clients in 2021 regarding how their voices and needs should be heard and met by employees of this system. An abductive thematic analysis revealed that the nature of their participation is connected to Amartya Sen's capability approach. Children considered their rights and capabilities, the possibility to make choices and being safeguarded as important. We found that encounters with employees introduced young children to how society views them and how they can impact the course of their own lives.

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Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

The Child Protection in Sport Unit – Supporting National Governing Bodies in Hearing the Voices of Children: An Evaluation of Current Practice

The Child Protection in Sport Unit – Supporting National Governing Bodies in Hearing the Voices of Children: An Evaluation of Current Practice

Challenges in the Future of Restorative Youth Justice in Ireland: Minimising Intervention, Maximising Participation

A democratic learning process: When young children under 12 years of age in child welfare services express their wishes for participation

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