The ombudsman model offers large residential facilities for the mentally retarded a way of meeting the needs of the people who live there and monitoring institutional dysfunction. (JG/Author)

Discusses a network of child advocacy councils in Israel in relation to child advocacy efforts in the United States. Describes the Jerusalem Children's Council and the work of its Ombudsman for Children. (RJC)

Describes the development, responsibilities, and achievements of the office of the Ombudsman for Children in Norway. (RJC)

Maintains that investigations of abuse of children in group care settings rely heavily on ex post facto interviewing of children and staff. Describes the role of the child advocate, or ombudsmen, in guaranteeing children's rights in the treatment center. Discusses indices of plausibility as the basis for reliable inferences in the absence of…

Parents who do not recognize problems their youngsters have often become defensive, thus making it difficult for schools and others to offer assistance to them and their children. Outlines a program that involves the use of community ombudsmen to help at levels where their assistance is most needed. (Editor/RK)

Describes the development, roles, and achievements of the office of the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden which is under the auspices of Radda Barnen (Save the Children) rather than the state administration. Five staff members share the responsibilities of the Ombudsman office. (RJC)

The main objective of the International Congress for Children was to underline the evolution in the concept of children, the idea that children are, above all, human beings and not just "human-beings-to-be." The 39 presentations are divided into 3 parts. The seven papers in the first part examine motives and strategies for children's…

Ireland has recently achieved its own landmark with the appointment of its first Ombudsman for Children, Ms. Emily Logan. The Ombudsman was signed into her office by the President on 18 December 2003 for a term of 6 years pursuant to the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (the 2002 Act). One of the purposes of the office of Ombudsman is the…

In 1981, the Norwegian parliament established an Ombudsman for Children to promote children's interests. This book describes the ombudsman's efforts to serve children, both in the past and the present, in 6 chapters. In Chapter One, a brief history of changes in families, children and society in Norway in the twentieth century is followed by…

A number of research seminars were organized to clarify the fundamental principles underlying local, regional, and international efforts to establish a structure for monitoring and promoting children's rights. This book contains papers presented at these seminars by experts on child advocacy, promotion of children's interests by children, and…

The office of the Ombudsman for Swedish children, established within Radda Barnen (The Swedish Save the Children Fund) is occupied by five persons. Three of the staff are children's ombudsmen, one is an immigrant consultant, and one is a refugee consultant. The work of the ombudsman has six core aspects. First, attempts are made to strengthen the…

Children's ombudsmen's work in other countries suggests that a strong, independent, government child advocacy agency can provide an important alternative to overloaded courts and social service agencies. Ombudsmen's programs located within each state government are seen as essential to providing timely, realistic protection for children. (ET)

Notes that effective advocacy for children must build bridges between those who know most about and care most for children, those who are the powerful, and policymakers whose decisions affect the children's lives. Suggests that state-based, statewide child advocacy programs are most efficient and most effective. (ET)

Described is the National Advocacy Project of the United Cerebral Palsy Association involving demonstration projects and model programs advocating the legal and human rights of the person with a developmental disability and his family. Goals and objectives of the project are listed as follows: improving the effectiveness of agencies and services…