Always Heard Report 2022

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Always Heard Report 2022

An overview of how the service has performed in the last year and the barriers faced by children and young people in care who have accessed the service.

Published 30 March 2022 By Andrew Dickie

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care leavers’ well-being

This report compares 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

An Evaluation of the Bright Spots Programme

This evaluation explores how local authorities had used the findings from the Bright Spots surveys to improve the lives of the children they look after.

Published 12 April 2021 By Dr Shirley Lewis, Prof. Julie Selwyn and the Bright Spots team

New Belongings Programme: Baseline evaluation report

An independent evaluation of the New Belongings Programme funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Published 12 March 2021 By Dr Anna Ludvigsen, Dr Sarah Taylor

What Makes Life Good: Recommendations for Reviewing the Care System

Drawing on the voices of children in care and care leavers, this paper sets out Coram Voice’s position on the framework that should be used for a review of the English care system and our recommendations.

Published 12 November 2020 By Coram Voice

What Makes Life Good? Care leavers’ views on their well-being report

Children in care and care leavers told us how they feel about their lives and what they shared gives us an unprecedented insight into their subjective well-being.

Published 11 November 2020 By Linda Briheim-Crookall, Olivia Michelmore, Dr Claire Baker, Oluwanifemi Oni, Dr Sarah Taylor, Professor Julie Selwyn

Care leavers’ well-being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Key Messages for Leaving Care Workers

As we respond to new circumstances it is important that we plan our services not only to keep our children and young people safe and supported, but to make their lives as positive as possible at this time.

Published 12 April 2020 By Bright Spots team

Bright Spots insight paper: Challenging Stigma in the Care System

Bright Spots research shows that being singled out, stereotyped or treated differently is an on-going issue for both children in care and care leavers.

Published 8 March 2020 By Bright Spots team

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.

Published 8 October 2019 By Bright Spots team