Supported living, where young people move towards independence, is a common type of unregulated provision. Picture: essentialimage/Adobe Stock

Unregistered children’s homes: Legal Update

Management

Gambling Behaviours and their Associations with Socio-emotional Harm

Health
Illustration: JPGON/Adobe Stock

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Funding
Councils must recognise the costs involved in fostering. Picture: zinkevych/Adobe Stock

Commissioning: Foster care relative costs

Fostering and adoption
Michael Sanders is executive director of the What Works for Children’s Social Care

Motivate staff in a time of austerity

Leadership
Ella Hallpike: “The most fundamental aspect of my role is being there to listen to young people when they are at their most vulnerable”

Ella Hallpike: How I Got Here

Careers
Participants reported a number of benefits to taking part, including improved confidence and attention spans. Picture: Alena Yakusheva/Adobe Stock

Creativity with comics helps young people to share their care experiences

Participation
As musicians, Noise Solution workers can engage with young people who may have been wary of professionals in the past

How music mentors instil confidence in young people

Youth Work
Initiatives work to reduce the instances of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Picture: adogslifephoto/Adobe Stock

FASD treatment, Canada: International Focus

Health
Evidence suggests collaboration is helping councils to search a wider range of care options for vulnerable children. Picture: Syda Productions/Adobe Stock

Shared Services: Special Report

Children's Services
Steven Parker is lecturer at the Local Government Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester

We must be clear about what we mean by shared services

Service configuration

Court Report: Couple wins race discrimination case over adoption block

Children's rights