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From Surviving to Thriving: The seven drivers of well-being for children in care and care leavers
Key findings and recommendations from Coram Voice's Bright Spots programme
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The story of the New Belongings Programme
Discover how the New Belongings Programme supported local authorities to co-produce changes to their services based on what their young people said was important.
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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.
Friends, brothers and sisters: The importance of relationships with other young people
Discover what 53 young people from 8 local authorities in the South East of England told Coram Voice about their relationships with those closest to them.
Disability counts: How well do countries address disability in their care-leaving population?
Disabled care-leavers are often overlooked due to inconsistent definitions and poor data collection - a new study calls for better identification and coordinated data systems.
Training workers to improve children and young people’s experience of family time
Aberdeenshire introduced training for staff focused on planning, supporting and assessing family time for care-experienced children and young people.
Messages to the Minister: briefing papers and recommendations (2025-26)
Discover the three priority areas for the Children's Minister to focus on as highlighted by care-experienced children and young people across England in October 2024.
Disabled Youth Transitioning from Care: An International Policy Analysis
This academic paper highlights that disabled care-leavers face inconsistent support, limited recognition, and fragmented services during transition to adulthood across countries.
Reverse scrutiny: Empowering young voices
Hull wanted to move beyond traditional consultation and give care-experienced young people real influence over the services they use by setting up a reverse scrutiny panel.
Using young people’s voices to shape leaving care services
Stockport wanted to place young people’s voices at the centre of service design and ensure that their experiences directly influence improvements to leaving care support.