Born into Care: Understanding Care Pathways and Placement Stability for Babies in Wales

Laura Cowley, Laura North, Karen Broadhurst, Stefanie Doebler, Bachar Alrouh, Linda Cusworth, Mariam Abouelenin, Lucy Griffiths

This report aims to shed light on care pathways and placement stability for infants in Wales, using data from the Children Looked After census collected by Welsh Government. The report is divided into two parts, the first of which focuses on infant entry to care and the second, which focuses on pathways and placement outcomes. A standalone summary of this report is available from: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk. This is the seventh report in the Born into care series, and follows: 

  • Broadhurst, K. et al. (2018). Born into care: Newborns in care proceedings in England. London: Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. 
  • Alrouh, B. et al. (2019). Born into care: Newborns and infants in care proceedings in Wales. London: Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. 
  • Griffiths, L.J. et al. (2020). Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales. London: Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. 
  • Griffiths, L.J. et al. (2020). Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales. A focus on maternal mental health. London: Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. 
  • Pattinson, B. et al. (2021): Newborn Babies in urgent care proceedings in England and Wales. London: Nuffield family Justice Observatory. 
  • Doebler, S. et al. (2021). Born into care: unpacking the impact of area-level deprivation in Wales. Lancaster: Centre for Child and Family Justice Research (CFJ), Lancaster University. 
     
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