"Academic freedom provides us with a space to stand in the wings of discrimination in a way that’s not available to other people.” ✊🏽 Academia and activism should co-exist. Great article with the incredible Cindy Blackstock universityaffairs.ca/features/featu…

This won’t be a surprise to many, but good to see such a high profile figure speak out about the impact of austerity on local authority early help and family support services: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-681121…

In the act - the force of activism, of activist philosophy- is not about the individual. At its best, it is about how the collective operates as a group- subject. Erin Manning

Austerity contributing to rise in children in care - head of Family Court - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/uk-681121…

Greetings! Thanks Family Rights Group Services like yours provide #kinshipcarers with no legal order impartial advice. #research shows most informal #kinshipcarers are from African, Asian or Caribbean communities, #racialdisparities are reduced when #families make informed decisions

I'm very honoured that the article received the award. This is a meaningful step towards the recognition of the value of children's views (pun intended). I urge everyone to please read the article and hear what children say about their lives.

#childwelfare #socialwork #global #systems - Special Issue in Child #Protection and #Practice journal - accepting papers ISPCAN Elsevier Psychology UNICEF Social Policy Social Work Solutions Canada 🇨🇦 SocialWorkUnivEdin OACAS Child Welfare PAC Child Welfare Inequalities Network Child Welfare Society of Kenya #SocialWorkTwitter

Happy Monday from all here at Scottish Poverty & Inequality Research Unit. Have a great week! Today's news: John is attending the Child Welfare Inequalities Network Webinar, which describes the results from a pilot for a basic income for care leavers in Wales.

A huge congratulations 🎊 to Dr Ruth Lightbody on her new publication: ‘Evaluating the Role of Public Hearings within Deliberative Democracy: Operationalising the Democratic Standards as a Framework’, featuring in Journal of Deliberative Democracy 20(1). doi: doi.org/10.16997/jdd.1…

Your guide to peer parent advocacy Have you tried it? #CloserToPeople youtube.com/playlist?list=… via YouTube

Free Webinar WHAT IS THE POINT OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE? In this session, we've gathered some of the most influential leaders in social work to explore this important question. Beverley Barnett‑Jones is Associate Director for System and Impact at the Nuffield Family Justice

Social work and Society conference on the theme: ‘deinstitutionalising social work’. tissa.net/en

Interested in the power of community action and documentary filmmaking? Join us for: 'Belonging: Tiger Bay Boxing Club' by Florence Ayisi 🗓️3 June, 4:30-6pm 🧭Pevensey 1A6 With the documentary participants and Anna Gupta (Co-POWeR)! 🔗buytickets.at/universityofsu…

We're running online focus groups to discuss Romani & Traveller women's experiences of domestic violence and are seeking participants who are aged 18 or over and identify as Romani. To take part, get in touch with the brilliant Michaela Rogers @[email protected]

Lord Beveridge; the father of social welfare bureaucracy and its case managers as a substitute conscious, intellect, and firewall for privileged society from the poor.

Full article: Interprofessional collaborations in child welfare: providers’ experiences tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📢 I’m delighted to announce that @shirleylewis21 and I have officially launched our new project ‘Everyday Parenting with Care experience’. The project focuses on positive parenting journeys. sheffield.ac.uk/ahpnm/research…

Paper now published in BJSW: Racially Minoritised Young People’s Experiences of Navigating COVID-19 Challenges: A Community Cultural Wealth Perspective academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-a… Anna Gupta Prof Monica Lakhanpaul

WEBINAR TOMORROW New research findings that suggest the needs of parents with learning disabilities or difficulties might not be currently being met by the family courts will be presented, ahead of a new report coming very soon nuffieldfjo.org.uk/events/babies-…