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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.

Published 7 November 2022 By Julie Selwyn, The Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford and Linda Briheim-Crookall and the Bright Spots Team

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.

Published 19 June 2024 By A National Voice

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

Published 19 June 2024 By A National Voice

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.

Published 18 June 2024 By A National Voice

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

Published 1 April 2022

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

Published 8 March 2022

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.

Published 24 January 2022

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.

Published 12 December 2021 By Anita Chandra, Sarah Taylor, Sam Shorto, Vanessa Patel, Lizzie Gilbert, Coram Impact and Evaluation Team

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

Published 16 April 2021

Making Christmas special for care leavers in Coventry

Leaving care teams in Coventry helped combat loneliness by organising activities around Christmas time.

Published 27 February 2021