Webwatch – Care Leavers Reunited
Care leavers may feel isolated well into adulthood and some have difficulty talking about their childhood, even to close friends and family. To help care leavers overcome these difficulties, the
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Poorest face a council tax bill increase five times the average
Poorer families are facing year-on-year cuts in the safety net following changes to Council Tax Support, says Sabrina Bushe. New research by the New Policy Institute for JRF shows that
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New online tool to assist people considering a career in care
Skills for Care & Development (SfC&D) have released a new online tool to assist people considering a career in the sector. A Question of Care: a Career for YOU? is
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Report: Access to childcare for children with disabilities
For many parents of disabled children, finding affordable and suitable childcare that meets their needs is very challenging. Research in the UK has shown that parents with disabled children experience
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Engage: Helping young people out of offending
Junior Smart, Founder of St Giles Trust’s SOS Project which supports young people to exit gangs and serious youth violence, explains how young people become trapped in gangs and what
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New SCIE film explores support for newly qualified social workers
A new film highlighting the importance of supporting newly qualified social workers(NQSW) has been released by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (Scie). During their first year in practice Social
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Report – Young female gang members
This report shines a light on the harrowing reality of gang life for girls and young women. In conducting this research, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) have engaged with
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New e-book: Local welfare systems and social innovation in European cities
A new e-book examined case studies from the ‘Welfare innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion’ (WILCO) project. WILCO was a cross-national comparative study that examined how local
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National Association for Voluntary and Community Action health survey findings
The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) has published three research briefings that explore local charities and voluntary organisations attitudes and experiences of local health organisations. The three
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Report: Designing living environments with adults with autism
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how a people-centred, design-led approach to the different needs and aspirations of adults with autism could help inform the
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