September, RoseSavahl, Shazly2011-02-152011-02-152009September, R.L. & Savahl, S. (2009). Children’s perspectives on child well-being. The Social Work Practioner-Researcher, 21 (1): 23-40http://hdl.handle.net/10566/211The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) through its reporting framework for nation states has prompted increasing interest on the measuring and monitoring of child well-being. The domains and indicators included in the repertoire of country measures of child well-being have mostly been constructed and monitored by adults, usually social scientists and government officials. This study explored children’s own understandings of children’s well-being. Sixteen focus groups were conducted with 200 children between the ages of 9 and 16 years. The study identified protection and safety, basic needs, community resources and psychosocial issues as the key domains of well-being. The study further highlighted the importance of perceiving well-being as an integrated whole consisting of closely interacting components rather than as a discrete multidimensional phenomenon.enPublisher has granted permission for use of this file. Please acknowledge source.Child well-beingChildren's rightsArticle