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New Belongings Programme: Baseline evaluation report
An independent evaluation of the New Belongings Programme funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
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.
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.
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.
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).