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Institute for Children’s Futures (ICF) at Manchester Metropolitan University. Follow us on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/icf-mc…
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https://www.mmu.ac.uk/institute-for-childrens-futures 01-11-2024 15:19:46
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Children like Sara Sharif deserve to be seen, heard and believed, writes Prof Michelle McManus independent.co.uk/voices/sara-sh…

Emma Ball first solo paper 🥳 The Collective Safeguarding Responsibility Model: #12Cs The 12Cs is helping evidence & improve MA safeguarding, increasing collective safeguarding action & reduce risks of tragic outcomes. doi.org/10.35502/jcswb… Manchester Metropolitan Uni Institute for Children's Futures


On 20th November, our leadership team, members and external stakeholders came together at Manchester Metropolitan Uni to mark the start of our Institute's activity across research, policymaking and community engagement. See highlights from the event: youtu.be/_Kkc4e9QUtw #ChildrensFutures

How are the toddlers using digital technology at home? A major study led by Manchester Metropolitan Uni is the first in-depth study about tech in the home lives of 0-3-year-old children. Discover the findings: mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event… #ChildrensFutures

Great to see expertise from across Institute for Children's Futures Manchester Metropolitan Uni coming together for this article. Read more below 👇

"Let’s change the narrative and value the experiences of people living complex lives." - Gabrielle Ivinson, Professor at Manchester Metropolitan Uni. Three of our Institute's members assess the impact of poverty on children’s early development: mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event… #ChildrensFutures Children & Young People Now



Great to see the contribution of ICF member Dr. Anne-Marie Day alongside colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan Uni’s MCYS and MetroPolis to a Child of the North Centre for Young Lives report that argues for a whole-child approach to childhood vulnerability: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/news/new-repor…


UNAI member institution Manchester Metropolitan Uni welcomed over 100 delegates to celebrate the launch of its new Institute for Children’s Futures in honor of #ChildrensDay last November. Learn more about this new initiative and its goals in this week's UNAI article: un.org/en/academic-im…


Great to see the echoes of our Institute’s launch event reaching international scale via United Nations Academic Impact: un.org/en/academic-im… Our growing community of over 160 members are committed to improving the lives and prospects of children and young people. #ChildrensFutures UNICEF UK

You’re invited to join our distinguished speakers, Professor Rebecca Pearson and Professor Marc Bornstein on 12th February for an insightful series of talks about developmental psychology at Manchester Metropolitan Uni and online. Learn more about the event and register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-specific…

Introducing our latest #GCYFRG_Spotlight Dr Samantha Wilkinson, Manchester Metropolitan Uni Her research explores young people’s alcohol consumption, im/mobilities and intergenerational relationships in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities. See her full profile here: gcyfrg.wixsite.com/gcyfrg/researc…


Our Co-Director, Prof Michelle McManus, has co-created an intelligence tool used by law enforcement agencies to prioritise the indecent image offenders most likely to be contact-abusing children: mmu.ac.uk/about-us/200-y… It is now used across 27 countries in the EU and beyond.


We're grateful to our colleagues at MetroPolis for shining a light on our Institute's mission and recent achievements, such as the growth of our membership to over 170 academics, policymakers and practitioners from Manchester Metropolitan Uni and beyond. Read more: mcrmetropolis.uk/introducing-th…


Great to see the GCYFRG (RGS-IBG) spotlight on Dr Samantha Wilkinson who is one of our 170+ members and an academic at Manchester Metropolitan Uni. Her research expertise covers young people and alcohol consumption; and intra and intergenerational im/mobilities. Learn more: gcyfrg.wixsite.com/gcyfrg/researc…


It’s a huge honour to be invited to share the findings from a previous Nuffield Foundation research study on the pathways into, through and out of custody for care-experienced children. See childrenincareconf.co.uk MCYS MetroPolis Institute for Children's Futures


V proud to have a chapter in the newly published ‘Mental Health, Crime and Justice’. Thank you Samantha Weston and Julie Trebilcock Julie Trebilcock for the support. Take a look 👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… Palgrave Macmillan MCYS MetroPolis Institute for Children's Futures


A great opportunity!! Please share widely. Full-time, 3 yr post based at GMCA under the guidance of MCYS , working on a project implementing child-centred justice across GM. Any queries, get in touch MetroPolis Institute for Children's Futures AYJ Youth Justice Board Youth Endowment Fund KTP at Manchester Met
