Walking Tall is a three-year project from The Fostering Network in Wales that began in 2020. It works with primary school children in foster care and was commissioned by the Welsh Government as part of the Fostering Communities programme… Read More
Podcast: Transition to University – Challenges for care-experienced young people
A podcast as part of our Transitions conference with Hannah Bayfield and Lorna Stabler on the transition to university. Read More
Don’t Hold Back – Transitions to adulthood for young people with learning disabilities. 3 Years On
Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner Wales Distress caused to young people and their families due to issues around transitions from children’s to adult services is a persistent issue which I see far too often. If transition arrangements are handled poorly, with children and their families not meaningfully involved in the process and left feeling abandoned,… Read More
Carers’ national plan for Wales
Following consultations for a carers’ national plan for Wales, a summary of responses was published in January, 2021… Read More
Calling all professionals working with kinship families in the UK: Tell me about your experience
I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to all of the professionals out there who I have met over the last few years who really care and work hard to try to change the system for kinship families… Read More
Where have all the feelings gone? Developing reflective and relationship-based management in child-care social work.
The latest article review in our series. Written by Dr David Wilkins on the paper ‘Where have all the feelings gone? Developing reflective and relationship-based management in child-care social work’ Read More
Does Household Income Affect children’s Outcomes? A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Our latest article review written by David Westlake on the article ‘Does Household Income Affect children’s Outcomes? A Systematic Review of the Evidence’ Read More
Challenging stigma, discrimination & poor outcomes for young parents in & leaving care
Young parents in and leaving care can often feel unsupported in negotiating the challenges of becoming a parent. Dr Louise Roberts conducted a five-year Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) research study that was funded by Health and Care Research Wales… Read More
Breaking bad news: Child welfare workers’ informing parents of care order proceedings.
Dr David Wilkins has written the latest article review on the paper Breaking bad news: Child welfare workers’ informing parents of care order proceedings. Read More
Take part in sibling kinship care research
Your opportunity to tell your story about your experience of bringing up your younger brother or sister. Most people know that families are not always two parents bringing up their children, and that, for lots of reasons, sometimes children are brought up by someone who isn’t their mother or father… Read More
