Our research has shown that in the last 12 months, 1,249 children from England and Wales have been subject to a deprivation of liberty (DoL) application and too often there is nowhere for these children to go. Read more: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/child…

Harvard University has released exceptional free online courses for 2024. No payment is required. We've selected 12 the best of the best courses for you to explore.

Vulnerability and Solidarity Monday, November 18, 2024 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Join us to explore the social self in a relational context titled "Vulnerability and Solidarity." We are honoured to be ‘shouldering up’ with Vikki Reynolds, author of 'Justice-Doing,' as we connect with

Millions of children in the UK experience adversity early in life, impacting long-term health and development. We’re excited to be collaborating with Population Data Science at Swansea University on this project, funded by Economic and Social Research Council, which explores how we can generate the best evidence about these challenges.

Brilliant opportunity for social care folks in Wales to do a funded PhD, including salary costs

A really excellent review👎 parents’ experiences of child protection ALC Family Rights Group @NewBeginningsGM Dr Lisa Morriss Claire Fitzpatrick

New paper led by Katie Ellis based on interviews with 15 prominent care experienced activists regarding their activism to achieve change in care systems. Thank you to all the participants for their insights. Available: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Spokes to Circles: Rethinking Participation in Local Authorities A standout moment for me happened recently during a call with senior professionals from different parts of the country. We discussed citizen participation groups, particularly those involving parents, when someone

Clive Diaz joins us from CASCADE to share his research into Parent Advocacy in Wales.

Super proud of this new paper: The power and potential of space and place in family group conferencing: Reimagining the role of the venue in child protection practice journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

"Why is changing children's social care so difficult?" with Lorna Stabler, Clive Diaz and Donald Forrester 🎧 listen to the full episode below now: buzzsprout.com/2143178/150583…… #CASCADE10 #CASCADETalks #SocialCareResearch #Podcast

How can we better support children returning home from care? 🏡 CASCADE is studying the reunification process, using in-depth interviews and data analysis to understand the challenges and opportunities. Learn about the research: cascadewales.org/research/retur… #SocialCareResearch

How can we better support care leavers transitioning into adulthood? This research uses qualitative interviews to understand the experiences of care leavers post-18 and explores how policies and practices can evolve. Discover the approach: cascadewales.org/research/post-…

JUSWAC 2025 Shaping Our Future: Proactive messages from social work practice, education and research - 25th - 27th June: Call for Abstracts is open. Please submit no later than 24th February 2025. 1/ auth.oxfordabstracts.com/?redirect=/sta…

Our 2025 conference website is now fully live. Do submit your abstracts and hope to see you there. uclan.ac.uk/events/listing… #thankyouuclan #seeyouthere Prof Janet Melville-Wiseman #CEP

If you missed the Policy Press webinar Unlocking Creative Data Analayis it is available here 🤩💡🎨youtube.com/watch?v=D5XLgr…

Dr. Gabor Mate nails it when asked about Israel's right to defend itself.

Re Gary Lineker, easy to get lost in the details. The overall picture is a sincere, politically moderate public figure has been pushed out of his role at the BBC for expressing support for Palestinian rights (& previously for migrant rights).

Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?" Shame on Yvette Cooper and Keir Starmer - this isn't the change any of us

If you would like to try sandboxing ⌛ ⏳ 💡 our next in-person workshop is at Helen Kara International Creative Research Methods Conference #ICRMC #ICRMC25 🎨 🤩 in Manchester in September - find out more here - creativeresearchmethods.com