Children's Human Rights to ‘Participation’ and ‘Protection’: Rethinking the relationship using Barnahus as a case example

Abstract The relationship between children's human rights to protection and to what is commonly referred to as ‘participation’ has received significant attention, with many scholars critiquing the purported tension between the two approaches and demonstrating how child participation should be a...

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Published inChild abuse review (Chichester, England : 1992) Vol. 32; no. 6
Main Authors Mitchell, Mary, Lundy, Laura, Hill, Louise
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023
Subjects
Attention
Child welfare
Children
Childrens rights
Human rights
Interdisciplinary aspects
Participation
Protection
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Summary:Abstract The relationship between children's human rights to protection and to what is commonly referred to as ‘participation’ has received significant attention, with many scholars critiquing the purported tension between the two approaches and demonstrating how child participation should be a core feature of child protection. Less attention has been paid to the converse and, we argue, essential precursor of participatory protection practice – the significance of the child's right to be protected from harm as a means to ensuring successful child participation. Drawing on the example of the multidisciplinary Barnahus model, this article explores the multifaceted relationship between participation and protection, suggesting that there needs to be greater acknowledgement of the role of collective child participation in delivering the conditions where individual children who have witnessed or experienced violence feel and are safe to express themselves.
ISSN:0952-9136
1099-0852
DOI:10.1002/car.2820