What enablers and challenges affect local authorities’ ability to deliver consistent, timely and high-quality family help?
Background
Children’s outcomes are strongly shaped by the love, stability and support provided by their family and wider family networks or in their care placement. Our research interest in this area focuses on understanding the following:
-what enables effective and timely family help, in order to keep children and young people with their families wherever possible
-how safe, loving and stable relationships are sustained for children and young people known to children’s social care
-what contributes to children and young people entering into or moving within the care system.
Next steps
Get in touch with [email protected]
Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
-
Family inclusive policy and practice after 'Think Family'
Although there is a long history of social work and other practitioners involving wider family in trying to resolve difficulties faced by particular family members, the evidence base to support this activity has been rel...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on family inclusive policy and practice, addressing enablers and challenges affecting local authorities' ability to deliver family help.
-
Knowledge transfer and action research - developing a city-wide model for whole household interventions in Sheffield
The whole household approach can operate within different models, but key features include: a key worker providing assessment, direct support, advocacy, and referral to specialist services; a holistic understanding of be...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Sheffield Hallam University
Why might this be relevant?
The project discusses developing a city-wide model for whole household interventions, aligning with the research interest in enabling effective family help.
-
Looked-after children in Wales: An analysis of the backgrounds of children entering public care
The doctoral research around which my fellowship is centred explored the differences between local authorities in Wales in the rates at which they place children in out of home care, referred to as being a 'looked after'...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on children entering public care in Wales, which is related to the question's context of children's outcomes and care system.