Research — CY

CASCADE's Current research projects:

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  What are the service outcomes for criminally exploited children?

  This project will examine the referral routes, service approaches, interventions and education, health, social care and offending outcomes for criminally exploited children in two local authorities.

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  A mixed-methods evaluation of parental advocacy in Wales

  Wales currently has the highest proportion of children in care among UK nations, and it is a policy priority of the Welsh government to reduce the number of children in care. The potential for parental advocacy (PA) services to help achieve this aim is increasingly being recognised, and the Welsh Government is funding several PA services across Wales.

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  The Welsh Basic Income Evaluation

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  For young people from young people

  Co-developing a hub of mental health resources tried, tested and recommended by care-experienced young people for care-experienced young people.

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  Evaluation of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court in Wales pilot

  A mixed-methods, realist evaluation of the first Family Drug and Alcohol Court in Wales.

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  Social care research capacity building programme

  Capacity to undertake academic research on both adult and children’s social care is under-developed and fragile both here in Wales and across the UK more widely.

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  Making sense of the SWIS Trial: Implications for Wales

  This project will introduce the findings of the Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) Trial, to Welsh stakeholders with a view to developing SWIS for implementation in Wales.

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  Evaluation of People Offering Parents Support (POPS)

  People Offering parents Support (POPS). This project is an evaluation of a peer mentoring project, supporting parents with drug and alcohol difficulties, who are accessing social work services.

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  Supervision for child protection professionals in Eastern Europe

  An exploratory study of supervision for child protection professionals working in multidisciplinary teams across seven European countries.

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  An Evaluation of Fostering Well-being

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