Changing fortunes? Aspiration and realisation for looked after young people’s post-compulsory educational pathways in England

Claire Louise Cameron - International Journal of Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

This paper examines the post-compulsory educational pathways of young people who have spent some or all of their childhoods in local authority.

Do frequency of visits with birth parents impact children’s mental health and parental stress in stable foster care settings?

Sturla Fossum, Svein Arild Vis, and Amy Holtan - Cogent Psychology

This article explores whether the number of visits by birth parents influence perceptions of attachment, children’s competence and mental health, and stress levels in foster parents.

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What is Really Wrong with Serious Case Reviews?

Michael Preston-Shoot - Child Abuse Review

Concern about the effectiveness of Serious Case Reviews for generating improvements in child protection in England led to proposals in the Wood review to replace the current system with rapid local learning inquiries and a national system of learning from significant incidents. This article challenges both the analysis in the Wood review and the proposals themselves. 

First Nations parenting and child reunification: Identifying strengths, barriers, and community needs within the child welfare system

Elaine Toombs, Alexandra S. Drawson, Tina Bobinski, John Dixon, Christopher J. Mushquash - Child & Family Social Work

A First Nations child welfare organization has prioritized further understanding of reunification and parenting, including identification of successes and barriers to reunification, and service needs within communities. These priorities were addressed with a community-based participatory research model and guided by a Research Advisory.