Child Care in Practice Journal 20th Anniversary

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James Reilly TD, today opened the

conference ‘Developments in Early Intervention and Family Support –

Assessing the Impact for Children’

This conference was organised by the Child Care in Practice Journal, which

is celebrating 20 years of supporting practitioners across all disciplines

to publish their work with children and families. The conference was a

learning event under the auspices of the child protection agenda of the

North South Ministerial Council, and it was co-hosted by the Department of

Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Health, Social Services and

Public Safety, the Child Care in Practice Journal and the Children and

Young People’s Strategic Partnership. It brought together prominent

academics, policy makers, managers in statutory and not for profit

organisations as well as practitioners from all over Ireland, to showcase

examples of good practice in making positive changes for children and

families.

Commenting on the event, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James

Reilly TD remarked that he was delighted to co-host the event with

colleagues from Northern Ireland. The Minister stated: “A key issue on the

child protection agenda of the North South Ministerial Council is knowledge

exchange. It is through the sharing of knowledge and expertise at events

such as this that we can continue to improve services to children on an all

island basis.”

Minister Reilly also acknowledged the ongoing efforts of officials on both

sides of the border to increase co-operation in the area of child

protection.