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This report presents the findings from a mixed-methods evaluation of peer parental advocacy (PPA) in the London Borough of Camden. PPA is a form of peer advocacy whereby parents with lived experience of child protection support other parents to navigate and engage with the process. Research evidence suggests that parents can find the child protection system to be difficult, stigmatising and authoritarian. Proponents of PPA suggest that it has the potential to promote shared decision-making, improve relationships between social services professionals and families, and enable…
This handbook was made for children to read and write in. You’ll learn about why families are important and why they are the best place for children to grow up. There is also plenty of space for children to write down their thoughts and feelings about what they have read.
This policy brief summarizes the key findings and recommendations from the International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare in low, middle and high-income countries, and identifies elements of a strategy to strengthen children’s care and protection through parent participation. It identifies lessons learned from the different sections of the report and suggests how the benefits of parent advocacy can be promoted internationally. The international review commissioned by Better Care Network and written by David Tobis, Andy Bilson and Isuree Katugampala brings together the evidence on…
In this webinar, the third in a series from the Transforming Children's Care Global Collaborative Platform, members of the International Parent Advocacy Network discussed parent advocacy and presented the literature review …
This report provides a review of international and national models of engagement, support and advocacy for parents who have contact with child protection systems. How statutory child protection systems engage with parents ultimately affects the outcomes for children, including safety, permanency and wellbeing. While social work practices that emphasise people’s self-determination and strengths are recognised as fundamental to eliciting change in parents when care standards have faltered, there is widespread acknowledgment of the struggle child protection authorities have to meaningfully…
The International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN) - which works to build a parent-led movement to transform child welfare worldwide - in partnership with Rise - a New York City-based organization that builds the leadership of parents whose families have been harmed by the child welfare system - has developed this toolkit for advocacy by parents whose families have been harmed by child welfare systems worldwide.
The parent advocacy movement seeks to build the power of parents who have been affected by the child welfare system. The toolkit is designed to be used to…
This Practice Brief accompanies the International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation. It provides a brief overview of parent advocacy and how it benefits children and families. The brief offers a review of lessons learned from research into the outcomes and effective implementation of…
Promoting parent and child participation is central to achieving children’s rights. This review of the literature and program documentation, prepared by David Tobis, Andy Bilson and Isuree Katugampala for the Better Care Network and IPAN, presents evidence on the role of parent advocacy in achieving better outcomes for children and their families in child welfare. It was written to encourage parents and their allies to work together to transform child welfare systems. This change can be achieved through parents with lived child welfare experience having an increased role and influence in the…
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Are you looking for how to best raise awareness and advocate for the changes needed to improve the lives of children and families in your local and wider community?
Join IPAN to hear from Micheal Redhead Champagne as he explores how to make the most of social media to support your advocacy and activism.
Professor Andy Bilson will share how he has worked with the media and other outlets to share his research and advocate for much needed change.
Taliah Drayak will explore how to work with and support those who may…
In this webinar, the International Parent Advocacy Network will discuss the literature review International Review of Parent Advocacy in Child Welfare: Strengthening Children's Care and Protection Through Parent Participation. This review of the literature and program documentation presents evidence on the role of parent advocacy in achieving better outcomes for children and…