Up and down the country, there are thousands of foster carers who provide loving and stable families for their foster children, but who don’t have the confidence to speak out… Read More
Experiences at school for fostered children when they get home
We’ve been fostering for six years and one of the striking things from that time is the ways in which school can be a ‘hostile environment’ for fostered children and young people. It doesn’t just stop at the school gate though… Read More
Annual Adoption Lecture 2019: Birth family contact after adoption, Learning from the Northern Irish experience
The lecture focused on Dr MacDonalds own research in Northern Ireland… Read More
Raising our children: the future of residential care
Practitioners gathered at the ‘Raising our Children: The Future of Residential Care’ conference to discuss and listen to research on relevant issues concerning the future of residential care… Read More
LACE
The Welsh Government commissioned the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) in early 2015 to conduct a study with care-experienced children and young people to explore… Read More
#messagestoschools: The IAA Project
Following on from the LACE Project, the IAA project looked at improving the educational experiences and attainment of care experienced children and young people in Wales… Read More
Assessing parental capacity to change when children are on the edge of care: an overview
Assessing Parental Capacity to Change when Children are on the Edge of Care is an overview of current research evidence, bringing together some of the key research messages concerning factors which promote or inhibit parental capacity to change… Read More
