Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some readers.

Warning: This article is about suicide and may be distressing for some.

COMMENT: Involving academics can help drive gains for Corrections where politics fail.

A European advocacy group has ranked NZ 158th out of 165 nations on children's rights.

Teenagers at a youth prison allege to watchdog that staff hit them during 'fight clubs'.

Family of teen who brought traffic to a standstill on Friday have spoken of their pain.

Overhaul of the child protection laws puts emphasis on placing children in a safe, loving home.

Becroft thinks lowering the voting age will engage youth in democracy earlier.

It's thought lowering the voting age could help with voter engagement.

Young people in state care will soon have a right to stay in or return to care until they turn 21.

COMMENT: Recent cases indicate violence between and against children is widely accepted.

The Chief Ombudsman will investigate the use of seclusion rooms in schools, following reports that locked "time out" rooms had been used to restrain children.

An independent inquiry should immediately investigate the use of "time out" rooms in schools, says the head of the national Autism charity.

Angry parents say they will pull their children from a Wellington school caught using a "time-out" room for naughty pupils unless there is more accountability.

Children's ministry name is too negative, says Commissioner, who urges Kiwis to use only the Maori name.

Maori tribal leaders will today sign a "covenant" with the nation's children, promising to respect them and make childhood a time of "joy and light".

New Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft has launched a campaign to raise the upper age limit for the Youth Court from 17 to 18.

The latest report tells us 29 per cent of children lived in poverty in 2014, up from 24 per cent the previous year. About 14 per cent live in material hardship, lacking several of the items most New Zealanders would consider essential.

Tupua Urlich was just 17 when the state ended its care for him.

The Children's Commissioner wants a rethink of universal services so more public spending can go to the neediest families.

Overseas studies support Kiwi research on role of casual relationships in child abuse, writes Ewen McQueen.

Next year is election year and all the parties have an opportunity to show us their commitment to children, writes Russell Wills, Children's Commissioner.

The measurement of child poverty is complex, hard to understand and has become a highly polarised matter, says John Dew.

Children's Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, wants motorists, the well-off and the elderly to take less from taxpayers so that more public funding can go into tackling child poverty.

Children's Commissioner Dr Russell Wills has decided to publish his own annual stocktake of child poverty after the Govt spurned his call to publish official measures and targets.

An Auckland teenager who has spent much of his life in state care is warning poor quality caregivers are responsible for filling our jails with criminals.

"Why should under-25s, with nothing but a desire for a romantic stroll in the park, be driven out for nothing more than the crime of having acute hearing?" asks Brian Rudman.

The respected policy expert charged with finding solutions to child poverty has challenged men to take responsibility for children's well-being - it's not enough to leave it to the womenfolk.