What factors support sustained and effective engagement with families receiving family help, especially in cases where safeguarding risks have been identified?
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.
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