Today we launch our ExChange Wales Spring Conference Series: Reducing the need for children to be in care. Watch our Centre Director, Professor Donald Forrester opening the virtual conference series… Read More
Thrive Magazine focuses on ‘healthy relationships’
Last November, The Fostering Network in Wales, Young People’s Care Forum worked with Brook Charity to discuss and explore the importance of young people in foster care having healthy relationships with everyone around them… Read More
Parent Talk Cymru
This service provides support for parents in Wales and offers parenting articles and an opportunity to speak to the service via live chat in English or Welsh… Read More
Spring Conference Series: Reducing the need for children to be in care
Exchange Wales is pleased to announce our Spring Conference Series: Reducing the need for children to be in care. This event will take place between 26th April – 28th May and features a variety of sessions including webinars with special guests… Read More
Children living with parental substance misuse: A cross‐sectional profile of children and families referred to children’s social care
Article review by Dr Donald Forrester on the article: Children living with parental substance misuse: A cross‐sectional profile of children and families referred to children’s social care. Read More
Judging parental competence: A cross-country analysis of judicial decision makers’ written assessment of mothers’ parenting capacities in newborn removal cases
Article review by Dr David Wilkins on the article: Judging parental competence: A cross-country analysis of judicial decision makers’ Read More
New book: The Children of Looked After Children
A new book by Dr Louise Roberts, The Children of Looked After Children: Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care, provides some much-needed evidence about children born to young parents in and leaving care and explores the support available when young people become parents… Read More
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic education report welcomed by Minister
The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has accepted all of the recommendations of a report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Contributions and Cynefin in the new school Curriculum… Read More
Implementing Routine Outcome Monitoring in Statutory Children’s Services
Article Review by Dr David Wilkins on the article: Implementing Routine Outcome Monitoring in Statutory Children’s Services Read More
International Parent Advocacy Network
In addition to featured speakers, we will present a voice recording of the experiences of a number of the parent representatives on the steering group, their views on their experiences of children’s social care, and what has been most significant in their journey… Read More