242 search results for “child care” in the Staff website
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Harriet Vermeer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
vermeer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3491
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care
It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has been prepared by legal scholars from Leiden University, commissioned by the Dutch House of Representatives and others.
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Marleen Groeneveld
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.g.groeneveld@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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Girl brings charges of child abuse by youth care facility
The 16-year-old girl was staying in a closed juvenile care institution where, among other things, she was administered 'pain stimuli'. The charges are the first of their kind, says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law, to Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant.
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Mariëlle Bruning
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Mariëlle Bruning: No full figures on waiting lists for youth care
The waiting lists in youth care are alarmingly long. This has been confirmed again by a study carried out by a Dutch foundation The Forgotten Child.
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Lenneke Alink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3432
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Protocol for reporting domestic violence and child abuse
In accordance with Article 1.21 of the WHW, Leiden University is obliged to draw up a reporting protocol that students and staff can follow if they perceive signs that students, children, or staff are experiencing domestic violence or child abuse.
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw: 'Placement in care is always harmful'
In Europe, the Netherlands is in middle position when it comes to the placement of children in care. The consequences of such a placement in care are often disastrous, says Mariëlle Bruning.
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mariëlle Bruning on Inspectorate’s inquiry into placement in care
Many parents whose children have been placed in care do not understand the basis on which the decision was taken. Dutch youth protection organisations and the Child Protection Council must better document why they request such a measure from the Juvenile Court.
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De Kattekop Day Care Centre
Wassenaarseweg 8, Leiden
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Fact sheet on placement of children in care
At the request of the Dutch Parliament, Professor Marielle Bruning, Dr Kartica van der Zon (Dept. of Child Law), Professor Lenneke Alink and Dr Sabine van der Asdonk (Education and Child Studies) have produced a fact sheet on the placement of children in care in the Netherlands.
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law.
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Bruning and colleagues on cry for help concerning secure residential youth care
Practice and science show that secure residential youth care in the Netherlands should no longer be used as a catch-all solution. This is the conclusion of several professionals including Professor of Child Law Mariëlle Bruning in Dutch newspaper NRC.
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Mariëlle Bruning on waiting lists in Dutch youth care
How many children are waiting for help from youth services in the Netherlands at any given time? And exactly how long do they have to wait?
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'Separating siblings in out-of-home care is very tough'
Every year in the Netherlands, thousands of children are placed in out-of-home care because their parents are unable to look after them properly or because the children are at risk.
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Suzanne Andeweg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.m.andeweg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mariëlle Bruning at roundtable discussion on child protection system
On 3 November 2022, Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law, spoke as an expert on child protection at a roundtable discussion with Dutch Lower House members of the Standing Committee on Justice and Security.
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Force judges to listen to parents before placing children in care
Parents are not always heard before their children’s placement in care is extended. They can only have their say if they ask the judge for a hearing themselves. ‘It should be the other way round,’ says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law in a ‘De Nieuws BV’ broadcast.
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw about extra money for youth protection
The Dutch cabinet will allocate a total of 40 million euros extra for institutions providing youth protection and youth rehabilitation over the next four years. Local councils must make the same amount available. Will that be enough to solve the problems?
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Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law
The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law into one Department of Child Law and Health Law.
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on new agreement in Dutch youth care
Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law at Leiden University, responded in various media to the new draft agreement aimed at reducing work pressure of youth protectors.
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'The situation with Intervence is unacceptable'
The introduction of market forces in the field of youth protection has failed. This is clearly demonstrated by the unrest and problems surrounding the dismantling and splitting up of youth care organisation Intervence in Zeeland, says Professor of Child Law Mariëlle Bruning.
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Wilma Wentholt
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
w.g.m.wentholt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4048
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps. Ann Skelton, member of the committee, calls the situation 'inhuman'.
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Suzy Duivenvoorde
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3557
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Ymke de Bruijn
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
y.de.bruijn@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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Jeanette Satink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.e.j.satink@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Camila Espinoza Chaparro
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.p.espinoza.chaparro@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6718
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Douae Youssef
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.youssef@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Denise Verkroost
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.s.verkroost@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kyra Verboon
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.e.verboon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Secure youth care is failing. ‘It’s like being in an extremely strict prison.’
Roughly arrested and subjected to extreme isolation. Using his experience, expert Jason Bhugwandass spoke to 50 young people who have spent time on Zikos wards (‘very intense, short-term observation and stabilisation wards’). He concluded that they’re ‘mostly locked up’ and leave ‘even more traumatised’…
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal protection? This question was explored by researchers from Leiden University’s Department of Child Law. Their research fits with the government’s ambition…
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Megumi Kitagawa
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.kitagawa@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3441
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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka
In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her LLM degree Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights in 2019. Professor Liefaard interviewed Lucy upon arrival.
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Data analysis of dark web forums in the fight against child sexual abuse
By far the majority of users of child sexual abuse networks (or child porn forums as they are sometimes called) on the dark web do not actively communicate there but download illegal material, therefore committing a criminal offence. But they often stay under the police and judiciary’s radar. PhD candidate…
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10 years of OPIC - Pathways of Access to Justice for Children
Conference
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Ann Skelton
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Vedder
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
vedder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4081
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Femmie Juffer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
juffer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Desiree Hooi
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.j.hooi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rosalinde Spitters
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.j.b.spitters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3850
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Leiden students advise the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
On Wednesday 18 May, the students of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights presented their work to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with the aim to provide recommendations on how to make its decision more accessible to children.
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Sabine van der Asdonk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.van.der.asdonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5438
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Sheila van Berkel
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
berkelsvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6622
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Jill Stein
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.m.stein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Top award for master’s programme Child Law
The master’s programme 'Jeugdrecht' (Child Law) at Leiden Law School has been awarded the gold medal by EW Beste Studies. It is the only degree programme at Leiden University to have earned this top award. Professor Mariëlle Bruning says, 'it’s the best compliment you could ever get in your career'.