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Amplify awards 2022: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mental health film
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Children in Care Councils made a film to help tackle stigma around mental health issues.
Amplify awards 2022: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Children in Care Councils
The two Children in Care Councils collected feedback about what made the ideal foster carer and ideal worker. They used this to produce two films.
Amplify awards 2022: Cumbria Children in Care Council
Cumbria’s Children in Care Council redesigned the promise to children in care, to make sure it focuses on what matters most to them.
Amplify awards 2022: Derbyshire Children in Care Council – Film for foster carers
Derbyshire Children in Care Council created a film for prospective foster carers emphasising what they felt were the key skills needed
Amplify awards 2022: Dudley Children in Care Council
Dudley’s children in care council and care leaver forum created two podcasts to drive strategic change and help workers reflect on their practice.
Amplify Awards 2022: Essex Children in Care Council – Picture book for young children in care
A picture book created by the children in care council for young children explaining the care system in simple terms – replacing a council-produced leaflet that was deemed too confusing.
Amplify awards 2022: Havering Children in Care Council
Havering’s children in care council scrutinises the work of their corporate parent. This includes the writing of a pledge which now informs board meeting agendas.
Amplify awards 2022: Suffolk Children in Care Council
Highlighting the good work of Chat to Change who campaign for improvements to the lives of other children in care and care leavers.
How Hull created a video to help people understand what life is like as a looked after child – Dream On
Hull’s children in care council made a film, Dream On, based on what their Bright Spots findings told them about how their children in care feel. The film acts as a reminder to always keep their work focused on children.
The Subjective Well-being of Children in Care of the State
A presentation delivered at the Well-being Research and Policy Conference focusing on national findings from the Bright Spots Programme.