CYP Now - Articles

Residential and specialist care

Data shows St Christopher’s placements are more stable than the national average. Picture: Antonioguillem/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 31 January 2023

St Christopher's Fellowship embeds therapeutic approaches in children's care homes

Therapeutic approaches in residential care are increasingly being applied in services for fostered children. Picture: Gelpi/Adobe Stock

Features 31 January 2023

Therapeutic Care Special Report

Dnipro Kids organises excursions for the young people such as taking them to a Hibernian Football Club match

Features 3 January 2023

Escaping the war in Ukraine: A new life for children in care

Penny Catton: “This was a turning point for me. I realised that to make a change, I needed to be the change”

Best Practice 3 January 2023

How I Got Here: Penny Catton, children’s home manager

Monitoring a child’s progress in a home is paramount. Picture: Insta_Photos/Adobe Stock

Features 29 November 2022

Commissioning: Assessing provider quality

Children are living in homes far from their families. Picture: Joaquin Corbalan/Adobe Stock

Features 30 August 2022

Inspections Clinic: Children’s home challenges

Social entrepreneur and 2018 fellow Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang and consultant and 2018 fellow Laurelle Brown.

Best Practice 30 August 2022

Care-experience Fellowship

The sufficiency duty requires authorities to do more than simply ensure a sufficient number of placements be provided. Picture: NDABCREATIVITY/Adobe Stock

Research 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care – Research evidence: Sufficiency report

Large providers have called for moving to a national system of care commissioning. Picture: methaphum/Adobe Stock

Features 21 June 2022

Commissioning Care: Special Report

Children would still to be in the care of council under regional care co-operatives. Picture: Fresnel6/Adobe Stock

Analysis 1 June 2022

Care Review backs regional approach

The cost to local authorities of in-house care services was less than for private provision. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Analysis 29 March 2022

Competition authority study raises prospect of commissioning reforms

Providers have struggled to obtain planning permission for small homes, the CMA says. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 11 March 2022

Proposals to reduce ‘prejudiced’ local opposition to planned children’s homes

Children are entering care with more complex needs, councils have said. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 8 March 2022

Councils ‘failing to navigate’ children’s social care market, research shows

Aycliffe SCH is one of 14 such specialist residential homes in England and Wales

Analysis 1 March 2022

Growing gap in secure care options for children in crisis

Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang: "It’s been a great experience to collaborate with a wide range of partners to deliver this project”

Opinion 1 March 2022

Collaboration key to creating more children’s homes

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
…
>

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
…
>