The course aims to explore the various difficulties young people experience with mental health and look at how to build resilience and improve well-being. The course will examine the different types of mental health, the behaviours that can accompany them and how to support the young person. Various ways of building resilience will be introduced and how to maintain well-being will be demonstrated. Read More
Festival of Community event – Caerau and Ely (Cardiff)
The festival aims to get people talking about care, what’s available locally, and how people can help to shape care in our community. Read More
Foster Care Fortnight in Cardiff
Join The Fostering Network to celebrate Foster Care Fortnight in Cardiff! On Tuesday 23 May 2023, they will be bringing the fostering community together to raise awareness and celebrate the difference that fostering makes for children and young people in Wales. Read More
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Show
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Show, a motivating and inspiring all-day show in Cardiff City Hall, 11th May 2023 featuring exhibitors, speakers and experts promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. Read More
Safeguarding Training with the benefit of BSL Interpreters
This one-day course is fully interactive, delivered by one of Children in Wales’ expert trainers and is fully funded by the Welsh Government to allow for deaf and hearing impaired learners attend a course vital to their roles. The training day will be supported by BSL interpreters… Read More
Child Criminal Exploitation: County lines and child sexual exploitation
This course aims to be a full guide for practitioners working with young people in and leaving care; youth justice; substance misuse; supported accommodation and housing associations… Read More
Magnaging for the First Time
This online two-day course is aimed at anyone who has recently taken up their first management position. This course aims to provide new managers with a comprehensive introduction to management, developing and building skills and increasing the confidence of participants… Read More
What works to improve the lives of England’s most vulnerable children
This presentation covers recommendations made in the recent independent review of children’s social care for adopting a public health approach to preventing child maltreatment and mitigating its consequences. Read More
Community event at Roath Park Recreation Ground
This ‘ACE YourSpace’ event will bring people bring people together who are interested in local environments, reusing and recycling, arts activities, and mental health awareness. They want to bring people together, to talk and share ideas around looking after our green spaces, as well as each other… Read More
Be-Longing – support available for foster carers
The event will screening the award-winning short film, Be-Longing. A powerful film that tells the story of Khoji, a 9-year ‘looked after’ boy living within a foster family in London. Followed by a Q&A with the director and a special guest, Robert Findlay, General Secretary, NUPFC, who will discuss his work supporting foster carers and children they care for… Read More