In July 2018, Article 39 conducted an online survey of independent advocates in England. The findings give insight into their experiences, their workload and challenges, the groups of children they work with and what would help advocates give the best help to children and young people. Article 39’s Assistant Director, Helen Donohoe, said: “This survey…
Article 39 and others urge withdrawal of ‘myth busting’ guidance on care system
Article 39 has joined forces with 49 other organisations and social work experts to urge the withdrawal of sections of a new ‘myth busting’ guide published on the Children’s Social Care Innovation site. The full text of the joint letter to the Minister for Children and Families is below. Carolyne Willow, Article 39’s Director, said:…
Article 39 and The Care Leavers’ Association join forces to defend child protection rights in the Supreme Court
Article 39 and The Care Leavers’ Association have been granted permission to intervene in a case (CN v Poole), which will be heard in the Supreme Court on 16/17 July. We jointly applied to intervene because we are extremely concerned about justice being denied to the children, young people and adults we serve. We believe…
First restraint legislation passed by MPs
Article 39 is delighted that the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill has passed through the Commons. We have been working on the Bill all this year, as part of a coalition of mental health and human rights charities co-ordinated by YoungMinds. This is the first standalone law in the UK specifically designed to…
“It’ll tell you everything”
A brilliant new website for children and young people living in institutions goes live at 4pm today. Called rights4children, the site is packed with information about children’s rights, on topics important to them. It has been created by Article 39 working with the web design company Wholegrain Digital. Forty-eight children and young people, aged between…
