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Children’s Rights Alliance
4 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 662 9400, 9.00am – 5.00pm Fax: (01) 662 9355
Email: info@childrensrights.ie Web: www.childrensrights.ie
Works in the area of national policy advocacy on the rights and welfare of
children in Ireland and is a coalition of more than 80 non-governmental
organisations. Aims: promote awareness and understanding of the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child; secure the necessary changes in law,
policies and services to ensure that the rights named in the Convention
become a reality for all children in Ireland. Library access available on request.
Publications: The Constitution and Children – A Position Paper on the
Proposed Referendum on Children’s Rights (2007); From Rhetoric to Rights
– Second Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of
the Child (2006); Young Voices – Guidelines on how to Involve Young People
in your Work (2005); Child Poverty in Ireland: An Overview (2004).
Children in Hospital Ireland
Carmichael House, Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 878 0448 or 1890 252 682, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri with
out-of-hours answering service Fax: (01) 873 5283
Email: info@childreninhospital.ie Web: www.childreninhospital.ie
National organisation that works with policy makers and health
professionals to promote the welfare and wellbeing of all sick children by
drawing attention to their need for emotional security. It supports parents
before, during and after a child’s stay in hospital. Programme and activities:
provision of play and recreation by trained and vetted hospital PlayWell
volunteers in 17 hospitals; JustAsk Hospital Help Desk (information and
advice service) at Crumlin; education programmes aimed at school and
college students, parents, and health and other professionals; annual public
lecture; research relating to the needs of sick children and their parents;
awareness-raising projects.
Publications: Prepare Your Child For Hospital leaflet in 14 languages; reports;
submissions; information and education material. Full list available on request.
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