Family & Community is an online “Community of Practice” resource hub that aims to provide resources that can help to support families and communities. ExChange: Family & Community was commissioned by the Welsh Government and developed in conjunction with an advisory group from Families First and Flying Start teams. These articles provide regular insight into our Community of Practice by providing updates on project news and highlighting recently added materials. User contributions are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to contribute an article detailing your own experiences or views, please get in touch with us.
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Mental health and young people and the pandemic
Philippa Watkins, Senior Research Officer, Senedd Cymru In 2018, the Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) Committee said a ‘step change’ was needed in emotional and mental health support for children and young people in Wales: “We state that the urgent challenge now lies at the “front end” of the care pathway – emotional well-being, resilience and early intervention… Read More
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Volunteers needed for studies on social worker decision-making
Researchers at CASCADE are currently conducting two research studies related to social worker decision-making and are seeking social workers to take part…
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Taking hold of our heritage
Leicestershire Cares has secured funding to deliver a heritage project investigating care experience young people’s memory, history and narrative. The Taking Hold Our Heritage project is funded through the…
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Family conversations during Covid-19: Differences in Chinese families
International students at the uncertain stage between teenage and independent adulthood have been particularly vulnerable during lockdown. Many are living far from relatives, with limited social networks and lacking the experience to navigate…
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In the shadow of a pandemic: Harare’s street youth COVID-19 experience
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has had unprecedented impact on all our lives. In Zimbabwe, where two-thirds of the population live in poverty (World Food Programme, 2019), lockdown has exacerbated water and food shortages and seen curfews…
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Ministry of Life Education: Support us to improve the lives of young people
Ministry of Life Education are a community interest company that provide technical and vocational alternative educational opportunities for marginalised and disengaged young people aged 11-25…
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Understanding higher education experiences of care-experienced young people
It is widely known that care experienced young people in Wales and the UK more widely experience poorer outcomes in a wide range of factors than their peers who do not have experience of social care…
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The Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic: Experiences and lessons for the future
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown has had a major impact across the world, with a disproportional impact on the poorest and most vulnerable people in society…
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‘A Portrait of Care’: Combating the negative stereotypes people have about children in care
A Portrait of Care’ is a collaboration with the University of Southampton, Widening Participation Department. The project will form an online exhibition via Instagram using self-portraiture as a way to combat the negative stereotypes people have about children in care…
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Online services, mental health & wellbeing of the care-experienced
Research is required to understand how interventions can transition to online or blended (a mixture of face-to-face and online) delivery, what models are perceived to work most effectively…