Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have identified a 60 per cent increase since 2006 in England in the numbers of children being recognised as in need of protection and on the child protection register.

The research team also found that in the same period, Northern Ireland experienced a 46 per cent increase, Wales a 33 per cent increase, and Scotland a 19 per cent increase.

On 31 March 2011, 42,330 children were on the child protection register in England, up from 26,400…

Despite the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the interest in developing a theoretical grounding for children’s rights education seems to be rather limited. This article argues for a better understanding of children’s rights education as a distinctive practice in social work. Two different concepts of children’s rights education are identified: as an implementation strategy and as social action. Their relevance to both social work theory and…

San Juan, Argentina was designated venue of the V World Congress for the Rights of Children and Adolescents.  Guidelines to submit an abstract (deadline April 30, 2012)  can be found at the…

Ireland is about to embark on a national debate on an upcoming children's rights referendum and how it will affect the country's Constitution.  Fergal Landy, member of the CRED-PRO Canada & International Social Work Curriculum Advisory team, has just published an article to prompt citizens to think about how they view children.  Read the article…