Opportunity to join the Care Experienced Expert Panel

The Care Experiences Programme, Journeys through the Irish Care System is a research and data Programme that wants to learn more about the lives of children in care and adults who have been in care in Ireland. This includes anyone who has lived in foster care, relative foster care, residential care or special care because they could not live at home.

The Programme is run by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE), together with Tusla, Child and Family Agency.

At the heart of the Programme is the Care Experienced Expert Panel (CEEP). This is a group of adults (over 18 years of age) who have lived in care. The panel helps the Care Experiences Programme Team to design research projects, making sure that the voices of children, young people, and adults with care experience are heard. The CEEP also act as champions for the Programme.

The Care Experienced Expert Panel is now open to new members.

Please fill in the expression of interest form below and return it to the Care Experiences Programme at careexperiences@dcde.gov.ie.

Please share this information with anyone who might be interested. For more information, you can also email careexperiences@dcde.gov.ie.

If you’d like to talk to someone directly about the CEEP including current members, please email careexperiences@dcde.gov.ie and we will arrange it.

Additional information about the Care Experiences Programme can be found here.