What works best to identify and intervene early to support vulnerable children and their families before they enter the social care system?
Background
What happens in the home is a key driver of school experiences and attainment, and influences choices and outcomes. Keeping children safe from emotional and physical harm, tackling child poverty and supporting families will relieve pressure across the system and enable children to learn and thrive. This also contributes to the Safe Streets mission. We are interested in all types of safety including safeguarding at home and in care and online safety.
Full details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-areas-of-research-interest
Next steps
Get in touch with research.engagement@education.gov.uk
Related UKRI funded projects
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Transformative children's social care (Resilience Fund)
Coronavirus has reduced access to already scarce resources in children's mental health and social care. The most vulnerable children in the UK are more isolated than ever, and foster/residential carers and adoptive paren...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on identifying and supporting vulnerable children before they enter the social care system through psychological screening and support products.
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Transformative children's social care
Coronavirus has reduced access to already scarce resources in children's mental health and social care. The most vulnerable children in the UK are more isolated than ever, and foster/residential carers and adoptive paren...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to improve the lives of vulnerable children and their carers by providing psychological screening, training, and support products.
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Does local authority care make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children? Longitudinal analyses of a retrospective electronic cohort
The proposed research aims to examine, over time, education and healthcare outcomes of children who are looked after (CLA) by the local authority (i.e. in care). Existing studies that use only one point in time have show...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
While it does not fully answer the question, it partially addresses the issue by examining the impact of local authority care on vulnerable children's lives.