CASCADE’s Completed research projects:
The Children of ‘Looked After’ Children: Care Outcomes and Experiences
Young people who have lived in foster, residential or kinship care are more likely to become parents at a young age. This research project investigates what support is available to care experienced…
Self-Harm, Suicide Ideation and Suicidal Behaviours in Looked-After Children and Young People: Incidence, Prevalence and Prevention
Overview Looked after children and young people (LACYP) are a vulnerable population. Entry into local authority care is associated with numerous adverse health, social, and economic outcomes across the life-course.…
Young Carers Speak Out!
This report considers the opinions and experiences of children and young people identified as ‘young carers’ in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan regions of South Wales as they relate…
Looked-after children in Wales: An analysis of the backgrounds of children entering public care
The doctoral research around which this fellowship is centred explored the differences between local authorities in Wales in the rates at which they place children in out of home care,…
Improving the educational experiences and attainment of looked after children and young people
In May 2016 the Economic and Social Research Council provided the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) with funding to build on the findings and recommendations from the Looked after…
Looked after children and education
Understanding the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and aspirations of looked after children in Wales. Overview In January 2015 the Welsh Government commissioned a study on LACYP and education.…