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Family Harmony Toolkit

The Family Harmony Toolkit has been developed in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions in response to research highlighting the impact of harmful conflict on children’s lives. The toolkit aims to help practitioners working with families to prevent and reduce conflict.

Published 19 December 2024 By Coram Creative Therapies team

Mental Well-Being amongst Parents and Carers from Minoritised and Marginalised Ethnic Backgrounds: A Rapid Evidence Review

The review was conducted by Coram alongside an evaluation of the Community-Based Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Support Pilot funded by the London Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and the Major’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). This review is not part of the VRU-funded work and is being published by Coram.

Published 6 November 2024 By Amaka Udeagbaja, Max Stanford, Mia Johnson and Richard Ollerearnshaw

VRU Community Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Support Pilot Evaluation

The pilot forming the basis of this report emerged from the Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU) public health approach to violence, based on evidence that supporting the whole family should be a part of an integrated approach to reducing violence. The VRU appointed and funded Groundwork and Midaye to deliver the pilot across the two services.

Published 6 November 2024 By Lizzie Gilbert, Richard Ollerearnshaw, Amaka Udeagbaja, Hannah Lawrence, Max Stanford, Daniel Stern, Lucas Jones, Mia Johnson, Narendra Bhalla and Alice Coombes

VRU Practitioner Briefing Report

This briefing report is for practitioners and services who support service users with their emotional well-being and mental health – particularly service users from minoritised and marginalised communities.

Published 6 November 2024 By Richard Ollerearnshaw, Lizzie Gilbert, Amaka Udeagbaja and Hannah Lawrence

Holiday Childcare Survey 2024

In its 19th annual survey, Coram Family and Childcare finds that holiday childcare costs have jumped by 6% since 2023.

Published 19 July 2024 By Lydia Hodges, Emma Goddard, Alicia Knights-Toomer and Sam Shorto

Childcare Survey 2024

Coram Family and Childcare’s 23rd annual Childcare Survey uncovers the extent of national childcare shortages, with only a third (34%) of English councils reporting sufficient childcare for parents working full-time.

Published 19 March 2024 By Lydia Hodges, Sam Shorto and Emma Goddard