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Care Review: Focus on Stigma
In this video, Josh MacAlister and Professor Julie Selwyn consider the question: “Does the stigma of care prevent care experienced people from having a fair chance to flourish?"
Why social workers need to show children they care
2021 Community Care article by Lauren Parker about her experience with social workers.
“Time-poor, overstretched and changing too often” – children’s experiences of social workers.
2021 Community Care article by Linda Briheim-Crookall about children’s experiences of social workers.
Helping young people get to know their social workers in Middlesborough
Middlesbrough helped workers and children get to know each other better by creating ‘about me’ sheets.
Helping care leavers feel more settled in Stockport – New Belongings Programme
Stockport has developed community hubs which help care leavers increase their network of support and feel more settled
Engaging care leavers in service development in Warrington
Warrington employed two care-experienced young people to join their Participation Service as Child in Care Ambassadors.
Sharing Bright Spots survey findings in Sheffield
Sheffield developed a two-stage process for making sure their whole service understood and acted upon the findings of their Bright Spots survey.
Stockport Local Pantry – helping care leavers to feel settled and supported
Stockport Local Pantry links care leavers to community hubs in order to help them feel settled in their neighbourhoods and financially and practically supported.
10,000 voices webinar: Looked after children and young people’s views on their well-being
Webinar for Cascade providing an overview of the findings from the Your Life Your Care survey and what children in care said about their well-being.
Helping children to know and trust their social workers in St Helens
St Helens developed various tools and service-wide strategies to ensure children know and trust their social workers better.