Stable Homes, Built on Love: the Children’s Social Care National Framework

This consultation session with young people looked at the Children’s Social Care National Framework – what children’s social care will do and who will do it.

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Stable Homes, Built on Love: the Children’s Social Care National Framework

This consultation session with young people looked at the Children’s Social Care National Framework – what children’s social care will do and who will do it.

Published 18 June 2024 By A National Voice
Published 28 March 2024 By McGrane, Joshua, Selwyn Julie & Baker, Claire

How 16- and 17-year-olds feel they should be supported

In this 2023 video, Linda Briheim-Crookall, Head of Policy and Practice at Coram Voice, shares findings from the Bright Spots Programme.

Published 28 September 2023

Keeping in Touch: looked after children and young people’s views on their contact arrangements

Professor Julie Selwyn and Shirley Lewis share important insights into children in care’s views on staying connected with family.

Published 18 September 2023 By Professor Julie Selwyn and Shirley Lewis

What is Bright Spots and what does it tell us about children in care?

Susanna Larsson discusses what we’ve learned from the Bright Spots Your Life, Your Care survey, and what this means for local authority practice.

Published 1 September 2023
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10,000 Voices: The views of children in care on their well-being report

This Bright Spots report analyses responses from children in care aged 4- 18 years to the Your Life Your Care survey between 2016 and 2021.  The report gives an insight into children in care’s subjective wellbeing and what they feel makes their lives good.

Published 7 November 2022 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Linda Briheim-Crookall, Bright Spots team

Place and purpose: what matters to care leavers?

Dr. Claire Baker shares key findings from Bright Spots' Your Life Beyond Care survey

Published 22 July 2022 By Dr. Claire Baker

Staying Connected webinar

A webinar exploring the Bright Spots Staying Connected report on looked after children and young people’s feelings about contact and family time.

Published 20 July 2022 By Linda Briheim-Crookall, Professor Julie Selwyn, Jonny Hoyle, Dechaun Malcolm

Staying Connected: the views of looked after children and young people on their contact arrangements

This Bright Spots report collects the views of looked after children and young people on their contact arrangements. The findings and recommendations outline challenges to and importance of children in care staying connected with their parents, siblings and other people who are important to them.

Published 30 May 2022 By Dr Shirley Lewis, Prof. Julie Selwyn and the Bright Spots team

The Subjective Well-being of Children in Care of the State

A presentation delivered at the Well-being Research and Policy Conference focusing on national findings from the Bright Spots Programme.

Published 7 April 2022