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Matching in foster care and how we can improve it

    Research
  • Tuesday, February 1, 2022
    • | CYP Now
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.

Teachers’ views on the value of outdoor residential trips

In June 2021, residential education provider Kingswood, part of outdoor learning and education group Inspiring Learning, carried out a Schools Residential Survey of teachers across England to find out their views on the benefits of residential school trips and to what extent children’s wellbeing and mental health have been affected by the pandemic.

Trends in Weight Loss Attempts Among Children in England

    Research
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
More than a third of UK children are overweight or obese. There has also been an increase in the reported prevalence of eating disorders. Researchers from the University of Oxford wanted to find out how children’s desire to lose weight has developed over time and how it varied across different groups.

Children's Online User Ages Quantitative Research Study

    Research
  • Tuesday, January 3, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Children and young people can get around age restrictions on social media apps and websites, increasing the risk of them coming to harm online. To understand the extent to which children are bypassing age checks, UK communications regulator Ofcom commissioned research to get an idea of how many children have online profiles that make them appear older than they actually are.

The Impact of Neglect on Brain Development

Johanna Bick and Charles A. Nelson's 2017 paper provides a concise and accessible introduction to some of the main theories in brain development, prominent studies that have increased our understanding of the impact of early experiences on the brain, and research that indicates some of the most promising ways to ameliorate the impact of early adversity.

Evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters Programme

    Research
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Researchers from the University of Sheffield's department of Human Communication Sciences carried out an independent evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters programme, a training programme aimed at staff who work with pre-school children in early years settings.

Why Families on a Low Income are Spending More During Covid-19

    Research
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2021
    • | CYP Now
The Pandemic Pressures study is a collaboration between the Resolution Foundation think-tank and the Nuffield Foundation-funded Covid Realities research project at the University of York. In general, average household spending has fallen by 10 per cent during the pandemic with decreased spend on leisure activities, meals out, holidays and commuting costs.

Child sexual exploitation: research evidence

    Research
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Kairika Karsna, senior research and evaluation officer at the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, on why we need to ensure that we are capturing and understanding all forms of sexual abuse.

Tackling youth violence: research evidence

    Research
  • Tuesday, October 26, 2021
    • | CYP Now
Peter Henderson, the Youth Endowment Fund’s head of toolkit, on why the organisation has created a resource summarising the best research on different approaches to preventing serious youth violence.

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