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Community Development Journal Advance Access originally published online on August 18, 2006
Community Development Journal 2006 41(4):481-491; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsl029
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Child advocacy: a dialogue of inclusion

David Kenkel and Mieke Couling

Address for correspondence: UNICEF New Zealand, PO box 11.369, Wellington, New Zealand; email: david{at}unicef.org.nz

This paper is a case study that illustrates how privileging children's voices in conversations has assisted our work with children who have witnessed domestic violence. Using the Child Crisis Team in Auckland, New Zealand as case study, we argue that as an inclusive practice child advocacy seeks to position children as active participants in the community development process rather than the passive recipients of adult hopes and dreams. To break the cycle of violence in the home, children's experiences and knowledge should be enabled to enter the space for the production of strategies and actions that enhance the creation of safe home environments, by incorporating their voices through respectful practice by professionals working in the areas of domestic violence and child protection.


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