Engaging children and young people in the policy process : lessons learned from the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
Brown, Kelsey
Engaging children and young people in the policy process : lessons learned from the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Kelsey Brown, Luke Fitzmaurice, Kiri Milne and Donna Provoost - Victoria University of Wellington, 2020 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 3-9
Policy is improved when those most affected are involved in the policy development process. This article describes the approach taken by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children to engaging children and young people in the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, a cross-government initiative designed to drive action on child and youth wellbeing. It outlines key findings from the engagements and describes the impacts those insights had. It also identifies critical enablers of the project and key lessons learned.
We found the legislative changes which required children to be consulted and broader attitudinal changes towards involving children and young people in policymaking processes were key enablers. We found the project had a tangible impact not only on the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy itself, but also for the children and young people involved and their communities, and on attitudes towards children and young people’s voices in general. We hope successive governments will continue to engage with children and young people to measure progress on child and youth wellbeing against what they have said matters most to them. (Authors' abstract). Record #6980
Office of the Children's Commissioner | Manaakitia o tātou tamariki
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD WELFARE
Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
VOICES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TE AO MĀORI
YOUNG PEOPLE
WELLBEING
NEW ZEALAND
Engaging children and young people in the policy process : lessons learned from the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy Kelsey Brown, Luke Fitzmaurice, Kiri Milne and Donna Provoost - Victoria University of Wellington, 2020 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 3-9
Policy is improved when those most affected are involved in the policy development process. This article describes the approach taken by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children to engaging children and young people in the development of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, a cross-government initiative designed to drive action on child and youth wellbeing. It outlines key findings from the engagements and describes the impacts those insights had. It also identifies critical enablers of the project and key lessons learned.
We found the legislative changes which required children to be consulted and broader attitudinal changes towards involving children and young people in policymaking processes were key enablers. We found the project had a tangible impact not only on the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy itself, but also for the children and young people involved and their communities, and on attitudes towards children and young people’s voices in general. We hope successive governments will continue to engage with children and young people to measure progress on child and youth wellbeing against what they have said matters most to them. (Authors' abstract). Record #6980
Office of the Children's Commissioner | Manaakitia o tātou tamariki
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD WELFARE
Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy
CHILDREN
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
VOICES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TE AO MĀORI
YOUNG PEOPLE
WELLBEING
NEW ZEALAND