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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
An Evaluation of Fostering Well-being
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Post-18 support for young people leaving care
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CLASS Cymru: Developing an online resource to support care experienced students
CASCADE are working with CLASS Cymru and The Rees Foundation to develop a website that will help care experienced people and those who work with them to find all the information they need about university. Overview Care experienced young people in Wales and the UK experience significantly poorer outcomes than their peers who do not have experience… Read More
How can we improve the experiences and outcomes of autistic children in care? A mixed methods study of needs, services, and good practice
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Enhancing Understandings of Risky Behaviours
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Leaving a pupil referral unit: Exploring the transitions and post-16 destinations of care experienced young people
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Snakes and Ladders: Developing a training tool for use in the youth justice system
The aim of this 15-month project is to develop a prototype of a training tool which represents a young person’s journey through the youth justice system including the various challenges that they may face. Overview Understanding how best to support individual young people as they progress through the youth justice system is contingent upon the practitioner… Read More