Our publications

The Observatory has published several resources since its creation in 2020 and you can find them all on this page.

Children's Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs)

Read about our work on Children's Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs)  

Observatory CRIA practice note - Conducting Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) and Child Rights Impact Evaluations (CRIEs):  Learning in Action 

Involving children in child rights impact assessment (CRIA) and child rights impact evaluation (CRIE): Report from the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights Scotland

Independent CRIA on the response to COVID-19 in Scotland

Independent CRIA on the response to Covid-19 in Scotland

Children's version of the Independent CRIA on the response to COVID-19 in Scotland

Appendices to the Independent CRIA on the response to COVID-19 in Scotland

​​​​​Appendix 1: Physical Health (409.97 KB PDF)

Appendix 2: Mental Health (475.79 KB PDF)

Appendix 3: Education (456.65 KB PDF)

Appendix 4: Poverty, Food and Digital Access (416.82 KB PDF)

Appendix 5: Rest and Leisure (454.5 KB PDF)

Appendix 6: Children and Young People at Risk of Neglect and Abuse (378.53 KB PDF)

Appendix 7: Domestic Abuse (528.33 KB PDF)

Appendix 8: Children with Additional Support Needs (ASN) and Disabilities (238.99 KB PDF)

Appendix 9: Children in Conflict with the Law and Children in Secure Care (579.31 KB PDF)

Appendix 10: Methodology for alternative Children’s Rights Impact Assessment (207.99 KB PDF)

Special journal issue with the International Journal of Human Rights

Children’s rights impact assessments in times of crisis: Learning from Covid-19

Children’s human rights under Covid-19: Learning from children’s rights impact assessments

The Theory of Change for Making Children’s Rights Real in Scotland

Read about our work on the Theory of Change 

Theory of Change full report and summary

Theory of Change: Full report (June 2022)

Theory of Change: Summary (June 2022)

Theory of Change evidence papers

Evidence paper 1: Policy

Evidence paper 2: Capacity

Evidence paper 3: Culture

Evidence paper 4: Empowerment