An organisational culture that supports children and young people will help them to understand what child safety and wellbeing means. Children and young people to be informed about their rights and responsibilities in an age appropriate way and actively participate in building an organisational culture that is safe for them.
Within an organisation, ultimate responsibility for child safety and wellbeing rests with the organisation and its workers (Australian Human Rights Commission 2018).
- Child feedback form (PDF, 1.14 MB) – Resource for organisations to seek feedback from children and young people.
- The Lundy model of child participation Prof Laura Lundy (2007) – provides a way of conceptualising a child's right to participation through four key elements, in line with Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Research on children’s views of safety – Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – children and young people have identified what institutions should do to help them feel safe and be safe.
- Talking with young people about the National Framework – Australian Government Department of Social Services.
- Feeling safe and respected wherever you are guide – Commissioner for Children and Young People – what children and young people should expect from an organisation working with them.
- Engagement A3 worksheets – National Office for Child Safety – working with SNAICC and VACCA, tools that have been developed to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people understand their rights and how to use them.
- Youth Participation Kit for Organisations (2021) – Department of Communities – A series of publications for organisations which provide advice on how to maximise young people’s input and contributions to community life (please note that elements of this toolkit may be outdated and will be updated in due course with relevant information).
- Action Feedback with Children: Ideas and Tools to Listen Better Online Course – Australian Childhood Foundation – a paid on-demand course that introduces and explores core concepts of engaging children in feedback and evaluation processes.
- A Guide for Children’s Decision Making – Valuing Children Initiative – hearing Children’s voices in decision making and creating meaningful space.
- Child Advisory – A Kids Guide – Valuing Children Initiative – what advisory work is and how children can share their ideas.
Sector specific resources
Health and Mental Health
- Voice of the Child – A toolkit for involving children and young people – The Centre for Community Child Health at The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute – developed to support researchers, clinicians, services providers, and others dedicated to placing children at the heart of their work.
Hear from the experts
- Representatives from organisations leading the way on child safety share practical tips for implementing Prinicple 2 to engage with children and young people and involve them in decision making.
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