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Legal and Policy Frameworks for Child Protection, Children’s Participation in Policymaking, and Implications for Child Wellbeing: A Scoping Review Protocol
Beatrice Benewaa, Esraa Hakami, Esther Ariyo, Francis M. Rees ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This is a protocol for a scoping review that will examine legal and policy frameworks for child protection around the world. The review will focus on how children are involved in policymaking processes and how these frameworks affect their wellbeing. The authors aim to map existing research, identify evidence gaps, and suggest ways that child protection laws and policies can better support children's participation and emotional wellbeing.
Key points
- The review will explore how legal and policy systems recognise children's voices in policymaking
- The scope covers child protection frameworks and their implications for children's overall wellbeing
- The study aims to identify gaps in the literature on children's participation in policy development
- The review seeks to understand connections between policy frameworks, child participation, and child wellbeing outcomes
Limitations
This is a protocol document describing a planned review, not the review itself, so no findings, evidence, or data are presented. The document does not specify which countries or regions will be included in the scoping review.
Abstract
This scoping review aims to explore existing research on laws and policies that guide child protection, with a focus on how children are involved in policymaking and how these frameworks affect their overall wellbeing. In particular, the review will look at how legal and policy systems recognise children’s voices and whether they support not only their safety but also their emotional wellbeing. By mapping the available evidence, the study seeks to understand what is currently known, identify gaps in the literature, and highlight ways that child protection laws and policies can better support children’s participation and wellbeing.