Will I be able to see my family of origin once I am in care? What if I don't want to see them? What if I suffer abuse and neglect in alternative care? Who can I turn to if I have problems with my social worker? Do I have a say in my own care process?
Children and young people in care – Discover your rights! is a child-friendly information booklet addressed to children and young people in alternative care. It provides answers to all of the questions above and many more. Through comics, stories and informative texts, children and young people in care can learn about their rights, as set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe recommendation on the rights of children living in residential institutions and the Quality4Children Standards for Out-of-Home Child Care in Europe. They can also learn how to exercise these rights and take on an active role in their own care process, including ways to improve it.
Introduction
1. The decision-making phase
Using your rights to make the best decision for care
2. Care-taking phase
Your life in alternative care
3. Leaving care
What happens next?
4. Have your say!
Use your right to participate
Glossary
What does it actually mean?
Learn more and get involved!
