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
Care experience & culture: a digital archive
This new digital archive will be a one-stop accessible site with information about care-experienced characters in fiction and on-screen, as well as care-experienced writers, artists and actors… Read More
Taking Hold of Our Heritage: the digital book
This book project gave the narrative power back to care experienced young people so they can tell the stories they want heard about their lives. Care experienced young people are often required to talk about their traumatic past to professionals, support services… Read More
Care review in England: wonder and rigour turn despair into hope
The long awaited review into children’s social care has finally been launched and as might have been expected is already subject to “debate” as various stakeholders seek to ensure their views are listened to and heard… Read More
From Foster Carers for Foster Carers
The From Foster Carers for Foster Carers page is a base for foster carers to respond to the challenges and barriers raised and share their experiences, strategies and advice for other foster carers in regard to the key recommendations generated in current research… Read More
School meetings: be prepared!
Many foster carers attend meetings with schools as part of their role. The below list is a reflection of all the things that I have found useful over the years, from the meetings I’ve attended… Read More
Self harm and foster carers’ role
December’s ExChange workshop was a collaboration between Colin Turner from The Fostering Network, Dr Rhiannon Evans and Stephen Jennings from DECIPHer… Read More
Berlin Declaration: Leaving Care Entitlement
In Germany, as in other countries, care leavers need a “leaving care” entitlement in order to strengthen their legal position in youth welfare services for the transition to adult life and to further develop transitional support on a broad basis. Read More
From Young People for Young People
These blogs, films, and advice materials were created by young people for young people. The content has been supported with help from CASCADE Voices – a group of young people associated with Voices from Care Cymru, Youth Fostering Ambassadors… Read More
Understanding higher education experiences of care-experienced young people
It is widely known that care experienced young people in Wales and the UK more widely experience poorer outcomes in a wide range of factors than their peers who do not have experience of social care… Read More
