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.

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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.

Published 12 September 2018 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Levana Magnus, Jon Symonds, Linda Briheim-Crookall

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).

Published 12 February 2018 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Levana Magnus, Dr Bobby Stuijfzand

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."

Published 7 February 2018 By Tristan Donovan

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."

Published 7 February 2018 By Katherine Purvis

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.

Published 12 October 2017 By Dr Claire Baker
Published 8 June 2017

Girls in care more negative about their future than boys

Coram Voice found that almost 25% of girls in care were unhappy with their lives compared to 14% of girls in the general population.

Published 7 March 2017 By Steven Morris

Our Lives, Our Care 2016: Looked after children’s views on their well-being

Details all the findings from the first cohort of 611 children to complete the Bright Spots ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey.

Published 12 February 2017 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Linda Briheim-Crookall

How social workers can track and boost the happiness of looked-after children

2016 Community Care article by Linda Briheim-Crookall on how Bright Spots can help social workers

Published 7 March 2016 By Linda Briheim-Crookall