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Children & young people

An example of legal advice : How Alena* (11) can continue at her school

2 June 2022

How do we support children, youth and their caregivers in challenging situations? As part of our series of posts on legal advice , we examine the specific case of a girl facing disciplinary action at school.

Children & young people

Example of legal advice: How we help Dilan* (age 9) find a caring home – free of violence and alcoholism

2 March 2022

How do we provide support to children and youth who find themselves in challenging situations? In the context of our series of articles, we examine a specific example of a boy experiencing violence and alcoholism at home.

Expertise

Zero tolerance for child-rearing violence

15 February 2022

In Switzerland, one of every three children suffers from physical violence inflicted as a «child-rearing practice».

Children & young people

Example of a consultation: how we helped Fabian* find a permanent solution to his circumstances

15 December 2021

In practical terms, how do we help children and young people? What does it mean when we guarantee children's procedural rights by mediating between professionals and children? To familiarise you with our work, we are introducing a series of narratives that describe recurrent - and thus typical - examples of our counselling activity.

About the Ombuds Office

Live talk: Why does Switzerland need an ombuds office for children’s rights?

19 November 2021

Switzerland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1997 and pledged to implement the requirements on a political, official and legislative level.

An example of legal advice : How Alena* (11) can continue at her school

Example of legal advice: How we help Dilan* (age 9) find a caring home – free of violence and alcoholism

Zero tolerance for child-rearing violence

Example of a consultation: how we helped Fabian* find a permanent solution to his circumstances

Live talk: Why does Switzerland need an ombuds office for children’s rights?

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