Joanne Parkes

A flexible approach aims to meet children’s complex needs, including options to “step across” from residential to foster care. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock
Features

South East pilot gives care providers equal stake in developing placement contracts

Social Care
Mentors are trained in five core competencies based on therapeutic principles. Picture: More than Mentors
Best Practice

Peer mentoring scheme prevents problems escalating

Mental health
Christos Louca, social prescribing co-ordinator, Sheffield Futures: “While thresholds for children’s mental health services continue to increase, the Sheffield Futures social prescribing model remains mostly an open service”
Best Practice

Social prescribing service boosts mental health of Sheffield young people

Mental health
Coventry has worked to make the app more accessible, with set-up details available in the top 10 locally spoken languages
Features

Children share views with keyworkers via app to help improve the care experience

Social Care
Islington cites trauma-informed practice with enabling a better grasp of the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable children. Picture: Flexmedia/Adobe Stock
Features

Islington Council trains workforce in trauma-informed practice to improve outcomes for vulnerable children

Health
CPPP aims to improve parents’ communication and restore focus back to children. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock
Features

Children’s letters give parents insight into the impact of their conflict

Social Care
The framework covers a flexible range of semi-independent accommodation options to meet young people’s changing needs. Picture: Bernat/Adobe Stock
Features

Post-16 framework provides pointers for national scheme

Management
Early intervention work helps young people at risk to connect with their families. Picture: Motortion/Adobe Stock
Features

Contextual Safeguarding helps Wiltshire to hone social work practice

Safeguarding and child protection
Other

Tackling disproportionality: Three examples of YOT good practice

Youth Justice
Young people in the Sefton programme took part in team building outdoor activities
Features

Sefton’s trauma-informed approach helps families to recover from ACEs

Health
Migrant children should be supported through the asylum process, charities say. Picture: Adobe Stock
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How youth offending services can address over-representation of BAME young people in custody

Youth Justice
Outdoor learning is used to tackle isolation among disadvantaged young people
Features

Special Report: Practice: Outdoor Learning - Practice examples: The Valley Project helps children build a better future

Early Years