An Evaluation of the Bright Spots Programme

This evaluation explores how local authorities had used the findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.

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An Evaluation of the Bright Spots Programme

This evaluation explores how local authorities had used the findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.

Published 12 April 2021 By Dr Shirley Lewis, Prof. Julie Selwyn and the Bright Spots team

New Belongings Programme: Baseline evaluation report

An independent evaluation of the New Belongings Programme funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Published 12 March 2021 By Dr Anna Ludvigsen, Dr Sarah Taylor

What Makes Life Good: Recommendations for Reviewing the Care System

Drawing on the voices of children in care and care leavers, this paper sets out Coram Voice’s position on the framework that should be used for a review of the English care system and our recommendations.

Published 12 November 2020 By Coram Voice

What Makes Life Good? Care leavers’ views on their well-being report

Children in care and care leavers told us how they feel about their lives and what they shared gives us an unprecedented insight into their subjective well-being.

Published 11 November 2020 By Linda Briheim-Crookall, Olivia Michelmore, Dr Claire Baker, Oluwanifemi Oni, Dr Sarah Taylor, Professor Julie Selwyn

I find myself at the ‘care-cliff’: is the system failing care leavers by abruptly ending support at 25?

2020 Community Care article by Care-Experienced Consultant Thuy Ly-Chambers on feeling “failed” by the care system after being “cut off and dismissed” during the pandemic upon turning 25.

Published 7 November 2020 By Thuy Ly-Chambers

Evaluation of Bright Spots Programme

This evaluation explored how local authorities have used findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.

Published 8 October 2020

The stigma of being in care

2020 blog post by Shelly Reed, Participation Coordinator at Coram Voice, about her frustrations at the ‘tick box’ nature of the care system.

Published 4 May 2020 By Shelly Reed

This week we’re clapping for leaving care personal advisers – Covid-19 pandemic

2020 Community Care article by Linda Briheim-Crookall about the important role personal advisers played during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published 4 May 2020 By Linda Briheim-Crookall

Care leavers’ well-being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Key Messages for Leaving Care Workers

As we respond to new circumstances it is important that we plan our services not only to keep our children and young people safe and supported, but to make their lives as positive as possible at this time.

Published 12 April 2020 By Bright Spots team