Care experienced young people

People at the heart of positive change

East Lothian Champs

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Introduction

How can we mainstream the involvement of people with lived experience in social work and social care - to drive improvement, generate positive change, and do it all in a meaningful and effective way?

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Published on 18 Jun 2024

Care experience and friendship

Insight 63

Insight 63
Draws on research and policy, as well as practice experience to explore friendship, why it matters and how it can be better supported.
Published in
Insights
on 26 May 2022

'Learning to hold a paradox'

An investigation into how ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief affects children in care

Image of girl sitting on a pier by Tyrone Lambert from Pixabay
Research that seeks to understand the experience and needs of children in care through the lens of ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief.
Published in
Student research
on 4 Aug 2021

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