Building better social care in Wales
Social science research has witnessed an increasing move towards visual methods of data production. However, some visual techniques remain pariah sites because of their association with psychoanalysis; and a reluctance to engage with psychoanalytically informed approaches outside of therapy-based settings. Read More
Looked-after children and young people (LACYP) are educationally disadvantaged compared to the general population. A systematic review was conducted of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions aimed at LACYP aged ≤18 years. Read More
The educational experiences and attainment of looked-after children and young people (LACYP) remains an issue of widespread international concern. Read More
In this spotlight report, Sally Holland, the Children’s Commissioner, is asking local and national government, charities
and private enterprise to pledge their support torealising the ambitions of young people leaving care. Read More
Why do local authorities with similar levels of need, have different looked after children populations? Read More
The experience and impact of supervised birth family contact with ‘looked after children:’ perspectives, roles and purposeful use, by Dr Joanne Pye, is about understanding the experience and impact of supervised contact for looked after children. Read More
This document outlines the ways in which good practice for CLA within schools and educational settings can be undertaken. Read More
To investigate the association of living in foster care (FC) with substance use and subjective well-being in a sample of secondary school students (11–16 years) in Wales in 2015/16, and to examine whether these associations are attenuated by the perceived quality of interpersonal relationships. Read More
The project aims to provide further insight by investigating preventative and early intervention provision, in terms of how schools are currently playing a part in efforts to identify and respond to neglect. Read More
When the state takes over the parenting of someone else’s child, it has both a legal and moral responsibility to be a good parent. Quite often this will require determined effort to remedy the inadequacies or serious failure of the earlier parenting experienced by the young person. Read More
