So you want to involve children in research? A toolkit supporting children’s meaningful and ethical participation in research relating to violence against children

This toolkit offers guidance on ethical issues and techniques for involving children in primary and secondary research related to violence against children. Violence against children has been recognized by the UN General Assembly as an important issue requiring further investigation. Further, the UN acknowledges children’s rights to be involved in matters that affect them (Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child). This toolkit advocates that children actively participate in the research process – as advisors, respondents, co-researchers, and more. Case studies offer successful examples of participatory research involving children. The authors discuss a range of issues including budgeting, informed consent, confidentiality, and research methods. This toolkit is part of a larger kit, titled “Supporting children’s meaningful and ethical participation in work around violence against children: A toolkit produced by Save the Children for the UN study”.