Ready to move on but at what cost to me??
A personal story written by a young woman who grew up in residential care and values the relationships she built with workers in her residential unit.
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Investing in Children
Investing in Children allows users to search over 100 interventions to find those that match their criteria. Interventions are listed for children and young people aged 0-22 and cover a range of outcome areas, including health, emotional well-being, education, behaviour and relationships.
(Extra)Ordinary Lives: Children’s Everyday Relationship Cultures in Public Care
The ‘(Extra)Ordinary Lives’ project was a participatory and ethnographic research project that sought to enable a small number of children and young people (aged 10 to 20) to generate their own multi-media identity projects.
Young People Creating Belonging: Spaces, Sounds and Sights
Conducted by Dr EJ Milne and Dr Sarah Wilson at the University of Stirling, this two-year research study explored belonging with looked after young people across Scotland using creative methodologies.
Are young people going to stay in care past 21?
Following the Government’s recent announcement to allow young people to stay in care until the age of 21, the big question is, are young people going to stay?
What is Continuing Care?
From April 2015, young people in residential, foster or kinship care who turn 16 will be entitled to remain looked after until the age of 21 under new provisions proposed for the Children and Young People Bill.
Care Leaver in Recovery
Jenny Molloy speaks to Woman’s Hour about growing up in children’s homes but still visiting her alcoholic parents and the impact that’s had on her as an adult.
People’s reflections of the JAM
At the end of the JAM we all came together to share our thoughts about the day and supporting and continuing relationship with young people… Read More »People’s reflections of the JAM
Team JAM Update – Care Visions
Guest blog from Rikke Iversholt: Facilitator of the Care Visions Group. The Care Visions group at the Relationships Matter Jam was addressing the issue of judgement from others… Read More »Team JAM Update – Care Visions
Team JAM Update – Includem
Guest blog from Stuart Muirhead: Facilitator of the Includem Group. Jammers: Stuart, Briege, Kathleen, Toni, Alana, Gavin, Alex, Kim and Keira How do we ensure young people feel… Read More »Team JAM Update – Includem