POD--Provide opportunities for children and youth to participate meaningfully
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Potential Objective Details
Sample From/To Gap
From (Current State) in 2021 | To (Desired State) in 2031 |
The family justice system rarely, if ever, makes available to children and youth the opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their lives. |
The participation of children & youth in decision-making is the expected practice in all family justice processes |
Participation processes, if they exist, are intimidating and confusing for children and youth, and out of sync with their developmental stage and capacities. | Participation processes are designed so that they are comfortable and understandable to children and youth, and responsive to their developmental stage and capacity; |
Children and youth have no say in the participation process, if there is one | Children and youth have a say in whether and how they participate in all participation processes made available to them |