This short film captures our key findings and the experiences of the students who took part in the research. It introduces our 15 recommendations for universities… Read More
Screen use, anxiety, and depression in teenagers: Are they linked?
Screen-based devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) are now an ever-present part of our lives. Young people in particular use them for many daily activities… Read More
A new online project engages the care community on a range of topics
#CareConvos is a monthly Twitter chat hosted by Rosie Canning and supported by Aoife O’Higgins. Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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’… Read More
Adopting Together – Working together to improve outcomes for children who wait
Adopting Together is an innovative, child-focused adoption service. It is being led by a partnership between St David’s Children Society and… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
