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Safe Foster Care for Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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This study is the first UK evaluation of specialist foster care for children at risk, or victims, of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and/or trafficking. It investigates how well the Safe Accommodation Project reduced risk and safeguarded these children.

Agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood victimization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Researchers set out to investigate the accuracy of adult memories by comparing concurrent reports of child maltreatment and other negative life events to adults’ recollections of these circumstances.

The right decisions for children in long-term foster care

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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Study looked at the implementation of the first regulations and guidance on long-term foster care.

Foster-Care Commissioning in an Age of Austerity: The Experiences and Views of the Independent Provider Sector in One English Region

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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This paper reports findings from a study on the effects of austerity measures on local authority commissioners and independent fostering providers (IFPs) in the year following the coalition government's first Spending Review in 2010. It highlights legal and procedural factors which may present a challenge to effective foster-care provision.

Can wellbeing initiatives for professionals benefit children and young people?

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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At St Christopher’s, a children’s charity in the UK and Isle of Man, our approach to care centres around building genuine relationships because we know from young people that this is what makes the most significant difference to their lives.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in Child Welfare Services in England

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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The report authors obtained data from the Department for Education (DfE), using a Freedom of Information request, to establish whether Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children are over-represented in children’s social services in England compared with the general population.

Adolescent victimization and early-adult psychopathology: Approaching causal inference using a longitudinal twin study to rule out non-causal explanations

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Researchers from King’s College London used data gathered from the eRisk twin study to verify the extent to which experiences of trauma occurring in childhood and adolescence predicted behavioural and mental health problems at the age of 18.

Using Part-Time Fostering as a Family Support Service: Advantages, Challenges and Contradictions

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

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This research examined how support care is provided and the advantages and contradictions in this form of family support. Implications for commissioning and practice are discussed.

Research: Commissioning – Placement Planning - Research evidence: Study 3

Thursday, May 28, 2020

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OOC is a research charity, founded to improve outcomes for children and families. We develop evidence-based solutions for local authorities, residential and foster care providers using ethical and scientifically robust approaches

Early life adversity exposure and circulating markers of inflammation in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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The ACEs study was not the first to observe a connection between child maltreatment and poor mental health outcomes. However, it was one of the first studies to observe that a link also existed between ACEs and poor adult physical health.

Suicide by Children and Young People in England

Monday, August 15, 2016

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Researchers examine whether specific experiences such as bullying, abuse, and internet and social media use are linked to suicide in young people.

ICT-Supported Social Work Interventions with Youth: A Critical Review

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This study conducted a systematic review of information and communication technology (ICT) supported social work interventions with young people. This included tailor-made project websites, computer hardware, mobile phones and general internet use.

Evaluation of the University of Kent’s Consortium Project to Explore How Technology Can Support Young People in Care

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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This project, led by the University of Kent, brought together a consortium of technologists, designers and academics to understand how to leverage advances in technology for the benefit of young people in care.

Machine learning in children’s services: does it work?

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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What Works for Children’s Social Care worked with four local authorities to develop models to predict eight outcomes for individual cases. The predictions all focused on a point within the children’s journey where the social worker would be making a decision about whether to intervene in a case or not and the level of intervention required, and looked ahead to see whether the case would escalate at a later point.

Child Protection Social Work in England: How Can It Be Reformed?

Thursday, May 4, 2017

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Martyn Higgins examines debates about child protection social work in England.

Contextual Risk, Individualised Responses: An Assessment of Safeguarding Responses to Nine Cases of Peer-on-Peer Abuse

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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This article explores safeguarding responses to peer-on-peer abuse using the results of an in-depth study of nine police investigation files where a young person either raped or murdered a peer.

Outcomes for Looked-after Children Attending Boarding Schools

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Researchers from the University of Nottingham were commissioned by the Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation (RNCSF) to evaluate its boarding school programme for children in care or on the edge of care and help understand the potential educational and economic benefits.

Ethics review of machine learning in children’s social care

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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What Works for Children’s Social Care requested this report on the research question: “Is it ethical to use machine learning approaches in children’s social care systems and if so, how and under what circumstances?”.

Matching in foster care and how we can improve it

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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The process of “matching” children and young people in care to their foster carers is a pivotal moment in the care journey; a good “match” decision, process of sharing information, and process of moving into the household can help a child feel safe, loved, and happy. In the UK, the majority of children in care live in fostering households and are affected by matching.

Study of Adolescent Young Carers Aged 15–17 in Six European Countries

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18 who provide care, assistance, or support to a family member, carrying out significant caring tasks and assuming a level of responsibility usually associated with an adult.

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