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Developing child-focused local family alliances in Wales
The Child Arrangements Programme (CAP) was designed to divert low risk disputes between separated parents away from courts and promote the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Despite an initial decline in the number of applicants in 2014…
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Research project spotlight #5: The SWIS trial: An evaluation of school-based social work
A randomised controlled trial of an intervention which puts social workers into secondary schools across 21 English Local Authorities…
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Research project spotlight #4: Supporting children looked after in the youth justice system
Children looked after who have come into contact with the law are some of the most vulnerable members of society…
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Research project spotlight #3: Welsh community response to child criminal exploitation
Much of what is known about CCE relates to county lines, a model of drug supply that has become widespread across the United Kingdom. County lines operate using a dedicated mobile phone number to sell drugs from larger cities to end users living…
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Research project spotlight #2: How do looked after children engage online
Young people spend an increasing amount of time online, especially in the current climate, as the global pandemic has moved much of our social lives into the virtual realm. Going online allows for…
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Research project spotlight #1: Who is at risk of entering care?
The number of children in local authority care in Wales has been increasing since the mid-1990s and there are large variations in the numbers of children in care across different Welsh local authorities…
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All you need is love? Reflection on relationships in the care system
The desire for warmth and connection becomes much more apparent as we are unable to meet with many of our loved ones in our usual ways…
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UK childhood policy “fragmented, inconsistent, uneven”
The British Academy’s Childhood Policy Programme was set up to reframe debates around childhood in both the public and policy spaces, and to break down academic, policy…
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#Reimagining – A Social Media Campaign
#CareDay20 Leicester Cares ran a social media campaign #Reimagining asking for responses to the questions “I want a care system that…” and “I’m different because…” to highlight the issues care experienced young people face…
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National approach to statutory advocacy for children and young people in Wales (webinar)
The National Approach model places a duty on Children’s Services staff to ensure all children and young people who became looked after…
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