Kinderschutzsysteme
The project made use of international expertise to conceptualise improvements in the organisational arrangements of child protection in Switzerland.
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Social Work
- Institute(s) Institute for Childhood, Youth and Family
- Funding organisation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Bundesverwaltung)
- Duration 01.01.2011 - 31.12.2012
- Head of project Jachen Curdin Nett
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Project staff
Chiara Rondi
Jachen Curdin Nett -
Partner
Queen’s University Belfast- School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work
Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V.
Lunds universitet
University of South Australia
University of Jyväskylä - Keywords child protection, good practice, comparison, Australia, UK, Sweden, Finland, Germany
Situation
Case studies executed in different countries helped identifying examples of good practice in child protection. The possibility to introduce such good practice in Switzerland was examined.
Course of action
Case studies on national child protection systems executed in Australia, UK, Finland, Sweden, and Germany were compared and examined according to the different experiences made. Based on this, the international research team developed proposals for Switzerland, which were evaluated by a interdisciplinarily composed panel of experts. Subsequently recommendations were framed.
Result
A key function of central government is to create a balanced set of legislation and policies, which whilst subject to local variation, reflect informed and agreed principles and standards, with clear lines of governance and authority. Our recommendations therefore reflect such standards and ideals.
