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The Care Experience Conference. Write up from a talk at the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
Dr Cat Hugman and myself were invited by Dr Mariela Neagu, on behalf of the Oxford Children’s Rights Network at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights to give a presentation on our experiences from the Care Experience Conference…
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Family and friends are big risk factors for child smoking
The good news is that smoking among children in the UK is declining, but the bad news is that lots of children do still smoke…
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My Creative Voice: Young people’s priorities for policy and practice
The recent ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) Festival of Social Science included the CASCADE Voices research advisory group ‘My Creative Voice: Young people’s priorities for research, policy and practice’…
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Putting local services information in the hands of frontline staff
The new App – ‘Health and Well-being Wales’ is available to registered users and provides access to service details and contact information for over…
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Giving adopted children and children previously looked after an equal chance in school
When Adoption UK asked nearly 2,000 adopted young people about their experiences of school in 2018, eight out of ten told us that they feel confused and worried at school…
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Educating AGENDA: embedding and evaluating AGENDA in schools
Since 2016 AGENDA has expanded into an interactive online resource for practitioners and young people with additional new case studies and activities from England and Wales…
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The Knock on the Door: A Candid Reflection of being a Child in the Care System
The Knock on the Door is a biographic account of my experiences in the care system as a child and young person…
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Count down to the Promise to Care
Leicestershire Cares is one week away from launching its new local charter that businesses in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland will be able to sign to say that they are committed to supporting looked after children and care leavers into independence…
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Using creative methods for health research
Creative methods include drawing, collage, sandboxing, emotion stickers, photo-elicitation, artefacts and plasticine modelling. These methods can be used to engage…
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Foster Walk Cardiff 2019
On Sunday 29 September, a set of brave walkers were battling the wind and rain along Cardiff Bay’s coast path…