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Youth Insight
Part of the Coram Institute, Youth Insight helps and empowers young people to produce high-quality research informed by their experience and expertise. Youth Insight provides a pathway to young and emerging researchers, offering them the opportunity to develop their skills and lead/undertake rigorous research projects that turn experience into insight, and insight into impact.
Providing early permanence for children
We aim to provide young children in care proceedings with the opportunity to live with their forever family as early as possible. This early permanence gives young children emotional, physical and legal security, which can make a huge difference to their lives.
adoption agencies have joined our Early Permanence Network
Our Early Permanence Network enables adoption agencies across the country to share best practice in finding lasting families early for young children.
Read more about early permanenceCreative therapeutic services
We offer music and art therapy alongside specialist clinical, therapist and mental health support to help young people and their families build the skills and emotional resilience they need to thrive.
of parents reported improvement in their child’s behaviour
We have been working with children and their families to support social and emotional development for more than 15 years.
Read about our creative therapiesConnecting past and present care experiences
We are digitising the oldest records in our archive to preserve Coram’s unique history, help care-experienced young people connect with their predecessors, and enrich thinking about care today.
volunteers have transcribed historic Foundling Hospital archive records
Our Voices Through Time programme is preserving priceless, fragile documents dating back to the establishment of the Foundling Hospital.
Read about Voices Through TimeA voice for care experienced children and young people
Coram Voice champions the voice of care experienced children and young people. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve their lives.
Care-experienced children and young people supported in 2021/22
In 2022 there were 82,000 looked-after children in England, with a further 75,000 care leavers (aged 18+).
How we improve the care system