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Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford,...
How do children's social care professionals work to keep families together, what are the examples of innovation, and what is the evidence base on their effectiveness? View our archive of case studies, features and research.
Emily Blackshaw, lead quantitative analyst and Max Stanford,...
Dr Karen Bateson, clinical psychologist and Wook Hamilton,...
With the Care Review finding a system increasingly geared...
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, joint targeted area...
Yorkshire and the Humber region’s Children’s Social Work...
The pandemic has required children’s social care to embrace...
Adverse childhood experiences can have far-reaching negative...
Nottingham City Council says the adoption of Triple P has...
Parenting programmes aim to give parents the insights and...
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service...
Research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
Derren Hayes speaks to Jacky Tiotto, chief executive of...
Amid rising knife crime, youth homelessness and care...
Child abuse lawyer Peter Garsden explains the implications...
An evaluation of the government's Troubled Families...
Early help prevents problems faced by children and families...
Councils took part in a pilot to reduce parental conflict...
Children's services leaders discussed how local authorities...
Three projects aimed at preventing children coming into care...
Councils are to trial giving social workers money to spend...
EIF blueprint for the future of early help recommends better...
Liverpool's Instant Response Team works with families to...
Yvette Stanley, Ofsted's new director of social care, says...
Councils should create drop-in centres to support children...
Council early help services are changing. With budgets...
The authors discuss the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing...
Once the value of an innovative intervention for children...
Derren Hayes speaks to Jo Casebourne, chief executive, the...
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram...
What the act means for everyday practice across the...
Social workers are among the most important people in the...
Academic whose research underpins new government drive to...
In the face of tightening council budgets and rising demand...
Record rise in number of care applications has prompted...
Corporate commitment to boosting children and young people’s...
Family Links’ Nurturing Programme aims to strengthen family...
Parenting programmes and workshops develop families’ skills...
Affluent South East commuter belt authority is delivering...
Inner London council turns children’s centres into family...
Struggling families with children at risk of being taken...
Parent partner programmes bring together parents whose...
A jointly-commissioned, multi-agency, early intervention...
Early help strategy cuts across all services for children...
Ignite supports some of Coventry's most vulnerable families...
NSPCC programme sees new parents who may be less likely to...
Charity M3 Project supports teenage mothers and pregnant...
Volunteer mentor programmes for those on child protection or...
Geographically, Andalucía is a mix of popular coastal resort...
In the last in a series of articles, the NSPCC explains how...
Like the UK, Australia has seen rising demand for child...
Projects in the first phase of the Children's Social Care...
Practitioners identify issues vulnerable families may face...
Practitioners work with families to address the root causes...
Children's centre develops 10-week programme for new mums...
Targeted, individually-tailored one-to-one programme aims to...
Finland has a population of 5.5 million. Despite being a...
Targeted intervention programme helps families to change...
Brighton's seafront and night-time economy are attractions...
Social care and housing staff join forces to offer support...
Pilot aimed to prevent placement and family breakdown among...
Restorative practice crucial to Leeds children's services'...
Brighton & Hove City Council's relationship-based practice...
Programme that introduces a family court adviser into the...
Intensive, home-based programme supporting young people on...
Pre-proceedings version of the Family Drug and Alcohol...
Programme of support for parents that have had children...
Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram...
Disadvantage in early childhood – 0 to 5 years old – is...
What Works for Children’s Social Care worked with four local...
Low-intensity parenting programmes play an important role in...
This paper reviews the economic evidence available to...
This paper reports on a study that investigated parental...
The primary aim of this exploratory study was to examine the...
Researchers from the Centre for Family Research at the...
This article summarises the evidence around effective...
This report identifies the interventions that are effective...
This paper explores the provision of family support services...
This quantitative study focuses on the high proportion of...
The authors discuss the findings of an evaluation of the...
This study set out to discover the factors behind children...
This paper discusses findings from the ethnographic phase of...
The research section for this special report is based on a...