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Bright Spots insight paper: Understanding why you are in care
‘Understanding why you are in care’ explains why this is important to children and young people and shares ideas and resources for how to support them.
Our Lives Beyond Care: Care leavers’ views on their well-being in 2018
An insight into how 474 care leavers from 6 English local authorities feel about their lives.
I just want to be normal: looked after young people’s experiences of feeling different
2018 post by Professor Julie Selwyn and Dr Claire Baker for the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS) blog, exploring looked after young people’s experiences of feeling different to their non care-experienced peers.
Our Lives Our Care 2018: looked after children’s views on their well-being (Bright Spots Snapshot)
An insight into how children and young people in care really feel about their lives.
Our Lives, Our Care: Looked after children’s views on their well-being – Wales
The Wales Bright Spots national report details the findings from six local authorities in Wales who completed the Bright Spots Your Life, Your Care survey.
Our Lives Our Care 2017 report
Details all the findings from children and young people who completed the Bright Spots ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey in 2017 (2,263 children and young people from 16 local authorities).
Life improves in care for most looked-after children
An article highlighting the creation of the Your Life, Your Care survey and its finding that, "The vast majority of looked-after children feel their lives have improved since being taken into care."
Social worker changes linked to loss of trust among children in care
An article highlighting key findings from the 'Our Lives, Our Care' report including that, "Frequent changes in social workers are associated with a lack of trust."
Care leavers’ views on their transition to adulthood: a rapid review of evidence
Rapid review that informed the development of the ‘Your Life Beyond Care’ survey. The review looks at care leavers’ experiences of the care system and how it has worked for them.