Harrie Churchill
@harriechurchill
Social welfare researcher/Lecturer - social policies for social well-being, family support and children's rights. @SocStudiesSheff
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02-07-2013 12:21:40
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#MDLS Simeon Yates Stated that at best 81% of UK households with children have the necessary equipment and services they need. 19% lack enough equipment for all family members' needs or have poor services. Minimum Digital Living Standard
4.2m children in the UK live in poverty, 1m in destitution. Today, a report by Joseph Rowntree Foundation The King's Fund shows child poverty has serious impact on children's health for their whole lives. We need policymakers to act so no child has to grow up in poverty. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…
Top insights about youth participation in evaluating services and community provision - Thankyou Participation People for the session today Children & Young People Now conference
Follow us to find out more about our research project below Virtual Support 4 Parents and nuffieldfoundation.org project website launching soon!
Great to attend really informative webinar about Family Hubs delivered by the Family Hub Network Family Hubs Network this lunchtime & hear about the resources & support provided to parents for children's literacy & language development by the National Literacy Trust
Excited that FRS Journal special issue on Families, Relationships and Technologies is now live! bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…
Timely evidence review from Parenting across Scotland on lived experiences of Scottish parents. Key issues include awareness of/access to resources and support for parents, growing numbers affected by poverty/low incomes + a need for greater accessibility and reach of family support services.
Dr Dr Carmel Devaney @UNESCO_CFRC, Dr Harrie Churchill The University of Sheffield & Prof Angela Abella University of Malta on Family Support and Practice at the #familysupportforequality @UNESCO_CFRC Conference
The UK comes 40th out of 43 OECD countries for its statutory paternity leave and pay offer. What Britain’s dads want for #FathersDay is a better deal - but neither of the main parties have committed to this in their manifestos. New #6weeksfordads blog fatherhoodinstitute.org/post/britain-s…
Great seminar by Becca Dove on liberation theory and family support at University of Galway #familysupportforequality
“controlled exposure is different from total uncontrolled exposure. Teaching a child to learn how to ride a bike in a park is different from teaching them on a motorway.” Dr Simon P Hammond #DigitalResilience #P4DF Parenting for a Digital Future blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digi…