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Introducing commissioning in Ireland: establishing a baseline
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-05)
Established on 1 January 2014, through the Child and Family Agency Act, Tusla is responsible for
improving well-being and outcomes for children.1
In 2014, Tusla published the first nationally developed
commissioning ...
The Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) process evaluation Thematic Report No. 6: mainstreaming, dissemination and sustainability
(Childhood Development Initiative, 2014)
BACKGROUND
In 2008 the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC) was contracted by the Childhood Development Initiative
(CDI) to undertake a process evaluation of its work. The evaluation consists of a series of six ...
The Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) process evaluation Thematic Report No. 1: the origins and development of CDI and its strategy 'A place for children: Tallaght West'
(Childhood Development Initiative, 2014)
Children are now firmly at the centre of a variety of legislative initiatives and statutory and voluntary services working
for families. Legislation in recent years has spoken about the paramountcy of the child, emphasising ...
Exploring ethnic data collection for the Child and Family Agency
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019-01)
This research aims to assist Tusla - Child and Family Agency in identifying current legislative, policy contexts and obligations to develop an ethically appropriate, legal ethnic data collection system that adheres to a ...
Identifying innovative models for supporting vulnerable learners achieve educational progression: Early findings from an evaluation of Social Innovation Fund Ireland's Education Fund
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019-06)
This document is the first of three reports (2019, 2020,
and 2021) from a major study being conducted by the
UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC),
NUI Galway, on Social Innovation Fund Ireland’s
Education ...
Comparing areas of commonality and distinction between the national practice models of Meitheal and Signs of Safety
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)
In this report, a characterisation is provided on the central elements/principles that are contained within the Meitheal and the Child and Family Support Networks and Signs of Safety practice models. Both represent two ...
A review on the availability and comparability of statistics on child protection and welfare, including children in care, collated by Tusla: Child and Family Agency with statistics published in other jurisdictions
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019-03)
Tusla commissioned this research study in order to establish how Ireland compares to other jurisdictions, in relation to the collection and publication of data on child protection and welfare services. Its focus has been ...