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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Looked after Children and Young People in England: Developing Measures of Subjective Well-Being
2017 article by Julie Selwyn, Marsha Wood and Tabetha Newman
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.