Bright Spots insight paper: Understanding why you are in care

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Bright Spots insight paper: Understanding why you are in care

Every child and young person who comes into care needs to know why and have opportunities to discuss the reasons this happened whenever they feel unclear.

Our Bright Spots Insight Paper ‘Understanding why you are in care’ explains why this is important to children and young people and shares ideas and resources for how to support them with this.

Published 1 October 2019

Rights without Remedies seminar: full speech by Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer QC MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, has lamented that the government made ‘a political choice’ not to transpose the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, with its explicit commitment to the fundamental rights of the child, into domestic law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. He also joined Coram in calling for the full incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into UK law, at our Rights without Remedies seminar held at Coram on 2nd May 2019.

Published 9 May 2019
Published 2 May 2019 By Olivia Michelmore and Dr Jeff Mesie

Our Lives Beyond Care: care leavers’ views on their well-being 2018

This report summarises the findings from the responses of 474 16-25 year-old care leavers, who completed the Your Life Beyond Care survey in six local authorities in England.

It gives an insight into how care leavers really feel about their lives.

Published 1 April 2019 By Dr. Claire Baker, Linda Briheim-Crookall, Levana Magnus and Professor Julie Selwyn
Published 21 February 2019 By Olivia Michelmore and Dr Jeff Mesie

Bright Spots Snapshot, Our Lives Our Care: looked after children’s views on their well-being in 2018

In 2018, Bright Spots produced a snapshot Our Lives Our Care: looked after children’s views on their well-being in 2018, based on what 2,684 children in care from 17 English local authorities told Coram Voice through the Your Life, Your Care survey in 2017/18.

It gives an insight into how children and young people in care really feel about their lives.

Published 1 November 2018 By Linda Briheim-Crookall, Dr. Claire Baker and Professor Julie Selwyn