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Exploring the effectiveness of structures and procedures intended to support children's participation in child welfare, child protection and alternative care services: a systematic literature review
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, 2016)
[No abstract available]
Youth mentoring as a form of support for children and young people at risk: Insights from research and practice
(Routledge, 2017-02-16)
[No abstract available]
Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review
(Elsevier, 2018-07-25)
Research has indicated that empathy and prosocial responding are associated with numerous emotional, psychological and social benefits. However, although adolescence is recognised as a key period for prosocial development, ...
Facilitating family decision making: A study of the Family Welfare Conference Service in the HSE Western Area
(Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI, Galway, 2006)
Exploring Good Practice in Child and Family Services: Reflections and Considerations
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)
The prospect of furthering good practice in child and family services is something that is in everybody¿s interest, service users, practitioners, policy makers, and academics alike. However, it is a task fraught with ...
'Computer Characters': Barnardos participatory IT project for children, Galway: evaluation report
(Child & Family Research & Policy Unit, WHB/NUI Galway, 2004)
Supporting youth civic engagement: Supranational and national policy frameworks in comparative perspective
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-04)
Over the past half-century, and particularly since the adoption of the United Nations Convention
of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), there have been both increased attention and shifting policy
orientations towards ...
'He told me to calm down and all that': a qualitative study of social support types in a youth mentoring programme
(Wiley, 2015-05-06)
The worldwide growth in formal youth mentoring programmes over the past two decades is partly a response to the perception that young people facing adversity do not have access to supportive relationships with adults and ...
Tusla's programme for prevention, partnership and family support: Children's participation work package final report: Key findings
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)
[No abstract available]
Big Brother Big Sister and Garda youth diversion projects: perspectives on youth mentoring as a preventative intervention
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-06-26)
Current policy emphasises the need for community involvement and inter-agency co-operation in youth crime prevention, as well as approaches that seek to strengthen the protective factors in young people’s lives, thus ...