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10,000 Voices: The views of children in care on their well-being
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.
Stable Homes, Built on Love: building strong and loving relationships
This consultation session with young people focused on children in care and care leavers having and maintaining loving relationships with people who are important to them.
Stable Homes, Built on Love: Staying connected to family and friends, brothers and sisters
This consultation session with young people looked at the proposals outlined in ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ about building strong and loving relationships
Stable Homes Built on Love: supporting mental health and well-being
This consultation session with young people focused on how professionals could best support children and young people’s mental health and well-being.
Improving the well-being of fostered children in Sheffield
In response to their Bright Spots survey findings, Sheffield Fostering Service highlighted five areas to improve the wellbeing of fostered children
The long view: What do children tell us about being in care?
In this video Professor Julie Selwyn, Professor of Education and Adoption University of Oxford, discusses evidence and research which contain lessons for the care system
Promoting body positivity among children in care in Sheffield
Sheffield Children in Care Council organised a positive body image fashion show to encourage children to love themselves just the way they are.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care leavers’ well-being
This report compare the ‘What Makes Life Good?’ pre-pandemic data to data from 2020 to 2021, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Improving the emotional health and well-being of care experienced children and young people in Warrington
Warrington devoloped new roles and services to ensure care-experienced children and young people have immediate access to practical and emotional support
Making Christmas special for care leavers in Coventry
Leaving care teams in Coventry helped combat loneliness by organising activities around Christmas time.