Building better social care in Wales
There was significant evidence early in the COVID-19 pandemic that racial bias, inequities, and disparities resulted in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities being disproportionately impacted. Using a qualitative approach, the Children, Young People and Families study explored the influential factors that impacted the well-being and resilience of Black and Asian youth aged 12-19. Findings… Read More
A number of parental problems have previously been associated with children entering care. These include mental health problems, substance misuse and learning disabilities. However there are many things about the relationship between these issues in parents and children’s entry into care that are not known. For example, do these factors have the same effect on… Read More
Presented by: Abyd Quinn-Aziz, Melissa Mendez and Sophie Hallett, Cardiff University. This session is aimed at practitioners, professionals and carers, and promotes resources that have been developed to support anti-racist-practice in children’s social care. In the webinar we explain the thinking behind the resources and how you can engage with these as an individual and… Read More
Welcome to our ExChange conference series entitled Reframing Adoption running from May- June 2023. We aim to shine a light on the often forgotten area of adoption and highlight some of the most recent and important research and development in this area. Adoption provides an often elusive permanency for many children and is ever evolving.… Read More
Welcome to our truly international ExChange Wales spring conference series 2023! It takes a village: Global perspectives on care-experienced parents is being delivered in partnership with the International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care (INTRAC). Care leavers’ transition to parenthood is one of the most challenging transitions in their life. Having limited support… Read More
Christmas can be a particularly tricky time of conflicting emotions for young people who have grown up in care… Read More
New evidence on the education and health outcomes of children with social workers: What does it mean for policy and practice? Read More
Thirty years of research has studied the experiences of young carers, children who care for family members due to an illness or disability, and highlighted the often negative impacts on their health, education and social opportunities… Read More
At Cardiff and Swansea University we researched over 30,000 children in Wales to understand what happens over time to children who have help from social services… Read More
This forthcoming conference features live webinars, blogs, pre-recorded webinars and a range of resources aimed at sharing best practice in adult social care… Read More
