In the media
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Secure youth care is failing. ‘It’s like being in an extremely strict prison.’ 14 March 2024
Roughly arrested and subjected to extreme isolation. Using his experience, expert Jason Bhugwandass spoke to 50 young people who have spent time on Zi...
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Force judges to listen to parents before placing children in care 11 March 2024
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 t...
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Investigations conducted by child protection bodies have been 'substandard for some time' 07 December 2023
Investigations conducted by several Dutch child protection bodies within family situations are inadequate. Due to lack of knowledge, time and money, t...
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Graduation ceremony of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights 2022-2023 04 September 2023
On Wednesday, 30 August 2023, the graduation ceremony took place in Leiden University’s Academy Building. The ceremony was a momentous occasion, atten...
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Mariëlle Bruning featured on Op1 special on Dutch youth care 16 May 2023
Recently, the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate sounded the alarm about the state of the Dutch youth care. What is going wrong and what needs t...
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on new agreement in Dutch youth care 24 March 2023
Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law at Leiden University, responded in various media to the new draft agreement aimed at reducing work...
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Mariëlle Bruning on waiting lists in Dutch youth care 10 January 2023
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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Brechtje Paijmans is 'Mr.' of the week 14 November 2022
Since 1 November 2022, Brechtje Paijmans is endowed professor of Conflict Resolution and Legal Protection in Education. Dutch trade journal Mr. interv...
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Mariëlle Bruning at roundtable discussion on child protection system 04 November 2022
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 ...
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Give priority in youth care to children with a child protection order' 18 October 2022
‘I need the municipalities to solve the problems in youth protection’, said Franc Weerwind, Minister of Legal Protection, recently in the Dutch House ...
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Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps 17 October 2022
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-...
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw about extra money for youth protection 16 September 2022
The Dutch cabinet will allocate a total of 40 million euros extra for institutions providing youth protection and youth rehabilitation over the next f...
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Mariëlle Bruning on Inspectorate’s inquiry into placement in care 28 June 2022
Many parents whose children have been placed in care do not understand the basis on which the decision was taken. Dutch youth protection organisations...
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’ 13 May 2022
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of ...
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care 10 May 2022
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...