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.

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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

Our Lives Beyond Care: Care leavers’ views on their well-being in 2018

An insight into how 474 care leavers from 6 English local authorities feel about their lives.

Published 25 April 2019 By Dr. Claire Baker, Linda Briheim-Crookall, Levana Magnus, Professor Julie Selwyn

Our Lives Our Care 2018: looked after children’s views on their well-being (Bright Spots Snapshot)

An insight into how children and young people in care really feel about their lives.

Published 12 November 2018 By Linda Briheim-Crookall, Dr Claire Baker, Professor Julie Selwyn

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

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

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