Public Involvement

  • From Wales to Italy: Learning, Sharing and Strengthening Young People’s Voices

    In May, CASCADE staff Louise Roberts and Rachael Vaughan visited Italy for a knowledge exchange visit hosted by SOS Children’s Villages Italy, our team had the opportunity to share approaches to care-experienced young people’s participation in policy, practice and service development. The visit involved a series of meetings across Bologna, Florence and Rome with key… Read More
  • Research Methods Training

    At CASCADE we have a commitment to involving people with lived experience of children’s social services in our research. We believe this is a vital part of producing relevant and impactful research. However, it can be difficult for adults and young people to contribute and understand what we do in research. Bridging that gap is… Read More
  • Film premiere: Harmful relationships and crime 

    On Tuesday 11th July five inspiring young people visited SPARK to share the premiere of their two co-produced films exploring the impact of Child Criminal Exploitation. The event was hosted by CASCADE and attended by a small group of invited guests from across a range of related organisations. These included: Violence Prevention Unit, South Wales Police, Swansea… Read More