We're pleased to share this event featuring our current Director for the Centre for Research on Children and Families Laura L. Cook!

.Laura L. Cook: Critical career episodes are emotive and challenging are often stay or go moments. Personal and professional identity goes out of alignment, which can be painful for social workers. Winkler's research is helpful on this onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #LOAM23

If you are interested in studying social work at UEA Social Work we would love to hear from you. We still have places available on our MA programme, including an NHS bursary to support home applicants. Please get in touch👇

The fact that 79% of schools recorded NO young carers in their schools in the school census is beyond alarming. Young carers always say that improved identification/support in school is essential. This has to be a wake-up call to national and local joint efforts to improve this

Delighted to announce that the 4th International Young Carers Conference will be an in-person live event in Manchester, UK, from 9-11 April 2024. It will be hosted by ⁦Manchester Metropolitan Uni⁩. The call for papers and sessions will follow but please put the dates in your diary now! 👇🏼👇🏼

Interested in making a difference with Social Work. Bursaries available to study at the UEA and still time to apply. Check out these video so see what our wonderful course can offer vimeo.com/user/8409172/f… UEA Social Work

Proud of this paper calling for health and social care services to look beyond the surface at young peoples needs and support families with intergenerational mental illness. The impact of acquiescence: a model of coping CRCF UEA Social Work @DrEmmaMaynard tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our Network Partner, Action4FamilyCarers, talks about the cost-of-living crisis causing mental health issues in relation to young carers in this BBC East article Read the full article about young carers: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Join us at CRCF to hear about Dr Sovenko's important work exploring family life during the war in Ukraine, focusing on internally displaced women, wives of military personnel, and women who returned to Ukraine from abroad. Registration details here: uea.ac.uk/groups-and-cen…

'Supporting Service Recipients To Navigate Complex Service Systems An Interdisciplinary Scoping Review', has been published! Was great to work with Gavin Davidson and colleagues on this. Read it here hindawi.com/journals/hsc/2… CRCF UEA Social Work Prato Research Collaborative Family Mental Health

Also there Scott Yates Lina Gatsou NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Kate Blake-Holmes Piers Henriques Imogen Nevard and many more.

Congratulations t_ee_mol Teemol Thomas fantastic insights in to the needs of siblings and the impact of family systems. UEA Social Work CRCF

Up to 36% of children live in families where a parent has a #mentalhealth illness. New WHO guideleines recommend family-focused psychosocial programmes (e.g. 'Family Talk' in Ireland)to support the mental health of these kids & their families MU Psychology HSE Ireland IASW

New paper from the Prato stigma group on epistemic injustice and young people with parents who have mental health challenges.

Congratulations to Christine Cocker Professor Christine Cocker, Dez Holmes Dez Holmes & Adi Cooper Adi Cooper on being nominated in the Outstanding Impact in Policy & Practice at this year's Innovation and Impact Awards! #TransitionalSafeguarding

Call for AMHPs to take part in an interesting research project here. Link takes you to the information sheet. A really sound evidence base for AMHPs starting to emerge! #AMHPResearch @AmhpLeadsNet @jaymand1 Kate Blake-Holmes psytoolkit.org/c/3.4.6/survey…

Delighted to share this new paper looking at Sustaining efforts to improve family well being with parents with mental ill health and substance (mis)use. Thank you to my wonderful collaborators. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.… UEA Social Work Prato Research Collaborative Family Mental Health CRCF

Happy to share my latest article - how can we meaningfully include young carers with the care for family members that they are so intrinsically involved with. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… UEA Social Work CRCF Laura L. Cook Prato Research Collaborative Family Mental Health

Care Policy and Evaluation Centre Madeleine Stevens Sheffield Young Carers Kate Blake-Holmes Jayeeta Rajagopalan

Calling all people working in social care, supporting families and young carers. Please share and complete this survey which is the 1st stage of a project that I am involved in. Help us understand how whole-family approaches work. UEA Social Work CRCF Nicola Brimblecombe