• A Foster Care Fortnight message from Wales

    Foster Care FortnightTM is always a fantastic opportunity to come together to sing the praises of fostering for all to hear…
  • Barnardo’s ‘Reflect’

    It is estimated that 1 in 4 women involved in care proceedings will become ‘repeat clients’ of the family court within 7 years (Broadhurst et al. 2017). Reflect is a service that aims to provide practical…
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    Working more ethically with children and young people

    The thorny issue of ‘informed consent’ can present challenges to those of us researching with children and young people. This holds particularly true in…
  • Video to Celebrate Care Leavers

    This Foster Care Fortnight, the CareLeaverSophia channel is creating a video to celebrate the achievements of Care Leavers.

  • Working hand in hand: a new magazine for foster carers

    The Fostering Network in collaboration with Cardiff University have developed a new magazine for foster carers Working Hand in Hand…
  • #FromYoungPeopleForYoungPeople

    We worked to develop a video from young people for young people…
  • Cyberbullying

    Cyberbullying is defined as “any behaviour performed through electronic or digital media by individuals or groups that…
  • Time for Change: Improving care and support for people with learning disabilities

    On 12th March 2019, ExChange Wales held its first conference of the year; ‘Time for Change: Improving Care & Support for People with Learning Disabilities’, at Llancaiach Fawr Manor in Caerphilly County Borough.
  • Early infant feeding

    Pregnancy and motherhood are increasingly subjected to surveillance and research has highlighted that public breastfeeding is difficult to navigate. At the same time…
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    All you need is love and a village?

    A few weeks ago I wrote an article that set out to explain why almost thirty years after the Children Act became operational many care experienced young people still find themselves on the receiving end of a patchy ad hoc service that all too often fails to deliver.