Foundations launches research with Coram and partners to fill data gaps on Family Group Conferences
Today, Foundations (the What Works Centre for Children and Families), Coram and partners publish a new report revealing gaps in the national picture of Family Group Conferences (FGCs), and launch further research including a national data collection, to fill these gaps.
Coram evaluation of violence reduction programmes highlights the value of support services for parents and carers in communities affected by violence
An evaluation published by Coram today highlights the value of support services for parents and carers in communities affected by violence.
New Coram research identifies drivers to increase rate of early permanence adoption placements in London
New research, published today by the children’s charity Coram, has identified a series of drivers including greater awareness among professionals and senior judicial support that could improve the rate of early permanence adoption placements in London and ensure children find the loving home they need without delay.
Foundations launches project with Coram to understand how local authorities collect and report on use of Family Group Conferences
Foundations (the What Works Centre for Children & Families) has announced a new project to better understand the data that local authorities are collecting on the use of Family Group Conferences (FGCs). The work is being undertaken in partnership with Coram, Family Rights Group, Daybreak, and Data to Insight.
Evaluation of Coram’s ‘Sibling Time’ pilot indicates that the event made future contact between siblings more likely
An evaluation published today of a pilot event which offered a supportive environment for siblings who had been separated in the care system to reconnect, finds that parents/carers believed the event made future contact between the siblings more likely.
Coram responds to government review of civil legal aid
Coram has responded to the review of civil legal aid (RoCLA) launched by the Ministry of Justice in 2023 to identify options to improve the civil legal aid system, setting out 50 recommendations to improve the system for children, covering areas including means testing, fees and exceptional case funding.
Coram-i Innovation Forum hears about the innovation helping children and young people nationwide
Over 100 children’s sector professionals came together on Friday 2 February on the Coram campus to hear about some of the exciting innovation happening across the country aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Coram to lead the Supporting Families Systemic Practice Pilot Study
Coram has been commissioned to lead the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and Department for Education Supporting Families Programme Systemic Practice Pilot Study.
Hempsall’s joins the Coram Group to become Coram Hempsall’s
The Coram Group has today announced that the leading children’s sector consultancy and training organisation Hempsall’s has joined the Group, and will become Coram Hempsall’s.
A Coram evaluation of Family Hubs in six local authorities highlights the importance of strong local partnerships
The evaluation carried out by Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team and Coram Family and Childcare, funded by the Local Government Association, follows the government’s £301.75m investment in Family Hubs until 2025.