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Bruno Vanobbergen FlemishChildren’sRightsCommissione r (Belgium) ENOC, 2012 Medicalisation and labeling of children and youngpeople

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Medicalisation and labeling of children and youngpeople. Bruno Vanobbergen FlemishChildren’sRightsCommissioner (Belgium) ENOC, 2012. Startingpoints. Alarmingstatistics UN Committeeon the Rights of the Child (2010) – ConcludingObservations Lack of voices of children and youngpeople. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Bruno VanobbergenFlemishChildren’sRightsCommissioner (Belgium)ENOC, 2012

Medicalisation and labeling of children and youngpeople

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Startingpoints

• Alarmingstatistics• UN Committeeon the

Rights of the Child (2010) – ConcludingObservations

• Lack of voices of children and youngpeople

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Participation?

• Participative research (individualtalks, focus groups, workshops)

• Twodocumentaries (includingself made movies)

• Policyrecommendations• Educationalmaterialsfor

teacher training

Bruno Vanobbergen
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What is important?• Documentarieswork

– Convincing without beingtooemotional

– Privacy!• Collaborationwithrelatedorga

nisations– Actingtogether,

speakingindependently• Children’srights as a starting

point fordialogue• Children’srights and business

principles