Invitation: End Child Poverty Week – Day 4: Child Welfare

Dear Members,

We are delighted to invite you to the fourth event of this year’s End Child Poverty Week. This week-long initiative spotlights the drivers of child poverty, the best practice solutions at national and local level that address the impact of child poverty and, the key investments Government can make in Budget 2025 to break the cycle of child poverty.

Day 4 focuses on Child Welfare and Alternative Care and adverse childhood experiences, their impact on children and young people, and the opportunity Budget 2025 presents to deliver real change in this area. The event will feature contributions from professionals in the field of child welfare.

Chair: Dr Aisling Parkes, Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, University College Cork

Keynote: Dr Carol Coulter – Executive Director, Child Law Project

Speakers:

·    Clare Murphy, National Director of Services (Interim), Tusla, the Child and Family Agency

·    Tanya Ward, Chief Executive, Children’s Rights Alliance

·    Pól Ó Murchú, Solicitor

·    Charlotte O’Donovan, School Connect Programme Project Lead, Good Shepherd Cork

The event will take place in person on Thursday 5 September, from 12 noon to 2.00pm.

Places are limited. Register your interest today at events@childrensrights.ie

For any queries related to the event or the event registration, please contact us at events@childrensrights.ie