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The Door is Still Closed

This report, 'The Door is Still Closed', published by the Coram Institute for Children, finds that local authorities are routinely failing in their legal duties to children aged between 16-17 years old who become homeless, leaving them without the support they are entitled to.

Published 28 December 2024 By Coram Institute for Children

Coram Institute Development Prospectus

The Coram Institute will be the only think tank dedicated to the future of children, working with partners and young people to learn from the past, examine current needs and create better chances for the next generation.

Published 12 December 2023

We are Coram

Discover more about Coram, the UK's first and longest continuing children's charity, and how you can help us to support vulnerable children.

Published 21 February 2023

Findings from The Big Ask: Children in Care

Coram analysis of responses from children in care to the Children’s Commissioner’s 2021 The Big Ask survey.

Published 23 January 2023 By Dr Sarah Taylor and Hannah Lawrence

The wellbeing of children in care and care leavers – learning from the Bright Spots Programme: Strategic Briefing (2022)

This briefing provides an overview of the key messages from the Bright Spots Programme. Although it is aimed at strategic leads and senior managers, the contents are of relevance to anyone working with children in care and care leavers.

Published 1 September 2022 By Baker C, Briheim-Crookall L, Selwyn J.

Staying Connected: The views of looked after young people on their contact arrangements

Staying connected explores the views and experiences of children in care shared through the Your Life, Your Care surveys. It analyses over 7,500 responses and 3,000 comments to questions about spending time with their birth parents, brothers and sisters.

Published 1 May 2022 By Shirley Lewis, Julie Selwyn and Linda Briheim-Crookall