Policy and Research
Submission to Public Consultation on the next Government Policy Framework for the Participation of Children and Young People in Decision Making
Introduction EPIC, Empowering People in Care is the only independent organisation in Ireland which works with, and for, children and young people in the care system or with care experience. A core part of the work of EPIC is the provision of an individual advocacy...
EPIC Advocacy Report 2021
This report gives an overview of the EPIC National Advocacy Service in 2021 EPIC’s National Advocacy Service works to empower children in care and young people with care experience to have a say and be heard on issues that affect their lives. This report gives an...
Briefing to the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on Supports for Parents of Children in Care
Contact: Caroline Reid, Communications Manager | carolinereid@epiconline.ie | 087 216 2496 29 November 2022 EPIC's Opening Statement was delivered by Brenda Kneafsey, Advocacy Officer EPIC is a national organisation working with children in state care, young...
Briefing to the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on Issues Related to Foster Care
Contact: Caroline Reid, Communications Manager | carolinereid@epiconline.ie | 087 216 2496 20 September 2022 EPIC's Opening Statement was delivered by Lauren O’Toole, EPIC Youth Council We would like to thank Committee members for inviting us here today, and we are...
Joint Submission: National Aftercare Policy for Alternative Care Review
Introduction Tusla’s National Aftercare Policy for Alternative Care, 2017 is now in its fifth year of delivery. There has been much learning accrued regarding the delivery of aftercare services since 2017, including from the perspective of care-experienced young...
Submission on the Draft General Scheme on the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill 2022
Introduction Following the publication of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Report in 2009 (the “Ryan Report”) a detailed implementation plan was published, with 99 recommended actions. One action stated that: “The HSE and Irish Youth Justice System will...
EPIC Pre-Budget 2023 Submission
Introduction to the Pre-Budget Submission EPIC makes this submission to Government in both our capacity as a national children’s rights organisation, and on behalf of the children and young people with whom we work. Our submission is informed by the evidence base from...
EPIC Advocacy Report 2020
This report gives an overview of the EPIC National Advocacy Service in 2020 EPIC’s National Advocacy Service works to empower children in care and young people with care experience to have a say and be heard in issues that affect their lives. This report gives an...
One More Adversity: The lived experience of care leavers in Ireland during the Covid-19
Introduction to the Report This study explores the lived experiences of care leavers in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. While Covid-19 has undoubtedly been difficult for many groups (Pierce et al., 2020), care leavers are among those who may have faced...
Submission to the consultation on Ireland’s draft State Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Introduction EPIC welcomes the opportunity to make this submission. The full Draft Combined Fifth and Sixth State Report of Ireland to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child prepared by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth...