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A close look at how child rights are framed in Australia today—and how we can do better.

Tools for working with, and for, children and young people to understand, experience and exercise their participation rights

Authoritative guidance on upholding Article 12

Webinars about topics in children’s rights with expert presenters

Report detailing the state of children’s rights in Queensland and a rights-based monitoring framework

Description of engagement with young people in the youth justice system

Tools to implement meaningful children’s participation

Resources for youth engagement

Tools for decision-makers using the Lundy model and principles for involving children and young people in decision-making

Tool for analysing child rights impacts of new laws and policy

Tools and resources for supporting Aboriginal children’s right to be heard

Practical approaches to support professionals to “do” children’s participation

Guide to supporting empowerment and participation in organisations, in line with Child Safe Principles

Framework for giving children and young people genuine opportunities to participate in decision making

Guidelines to assist organisations to listen to and involve children and young people

Guide to establishing an advisory group

Guide to child-centred complaints handling, and participation and decision-making, in out-of-home care

Guide to involving children and young people in organisational decision making

Resource for working with children who have experienced domestic and family violence

Guide to including children in decision-making processes within the child protection system

Overview of children’s participation and shared decision making in children’s mental health care

Practical strategies and ideas to consider when engaging children (aged 0–12 years) in a practice setting

Activity book to help children learn about rights

Overview of child participation

Video explaining child rights for children

Resources to help children learn about rights in school

Video explaining child rights for children

Video explaining child rights for children

Webinars and videos featuring insights into children’s rights in Australia

Video explaining child rights for children aged 3-6 (international sign version)

Video explaining child rights for children aged 3-6

Child friendly version of Convention on the Rights of the Child

Paper explaining the rights-based approach

Toolkit for young people interested in research and co-research

Toolkit for researchers to meaningfully engage young people as co-researchers

Framework, guidance and tools for measuring, monitoring and evaluating participation

Child rights education guide for educators working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged up to 8

Guide to producing a child-friendly document

Report describing a methodology to underpin rights-based research with children about poverty

Practical guide to upholding children’s right to be heard

Guidelines for online consultations, discussions, surveys, and other online activities with children

Building blocks for children’s effective participation in public decision-making

Quick reference guide for moderating events with children

Commitments made to children and young people when working with them

Child participation framework (summary)

Report on policy reforms needed to uphold children’s rights in youth justice

Child rights practice framework (summary)

Overview of children’s participation – what it is and why it matters

Booklet to help young people know and uphold their rights when in contact with the justice system

Poster summarising and highlighting key rights children and young people have in custody and detention

Organisation discussion guide about making children’s rights real

Guide to a child rights approach to youth justice in practice

Outline of a national plan for children’s rights in Australia

Simple child participation self-assessment tool for senior leadership

Tool for ensuring quality child participation in any initiative with children

Child friendly version of Convention on the Rights of the Child

Practical guide to children’s right to be heard

Practical guide to children’s right to survive and fully develop

Practical guide to children’s right to live free from discrimination

Practical guide to children’s right to have their best interests prioritised

Overview of the state of children’s rights in Australia