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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. 

Published 12 August 2024

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.

Published 21 February 2023
26

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 permanence

Creative 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.

Published 2 February 2023
90%

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 therapies

Connecting 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.

Published 2 February 2023
2,255

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 Time

A 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.

Published 27 January 2023
9,700+

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