CHILDREN MATTER 

Supporting Children & Young People 

 Whether you are someone who works with children and young people, a parent or a child/young person, the pages under this section provide you with information, advice and where you can go for help and support.

The WWA Member pages offer additional information and useful resources to members for your work with children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, as well as information for use with preventative work with young people. 

You can follow the work of the Children Matter project through their Twitter account. Just click on the logo:  

The Children Matter Conference on 18^th November at the Millennium Stadium was a real success and our thanks go to all who made it a great day; speakers and drama group, workshop organisers, the regional Children’s Service Development Workers, and Millennium Stadium staff.  Particular thanks goes to Emma Harris, whose organisational skills made the day run so smoothly.

We heard from Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, who spoke about how domestic abuse infringes on the rights of children and contravenes the UNCRC.  Helen Mary Jones AM, talked about the importance of services that meet the needs of children affected by domestic abuse and David Spicer, LLB, gave us a canter through the legal and policy drivers for protecting children and examples of children affected by domestic abuse from Serious Case Reviews.   The Gorwel Forum Theatre gave us a valuable insight into what it is really like to live with domestic abuse on a day to day basis.  Many thanks to Osian and the young people of Gorwel for a very powerful piece of drama.

Powerpoints slides from the Children’s Commissioner’s presentation and that of David Spicer are below.

Keith Towler - Children's Commissioner for Wales (18 Nov 2010)

David Spicer, LLB - Protecting Children from Domestic Abuse