Journal of Children's Services: Volume 19 Issue 1
Research informing policy and practice
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“It’s hard because it’s something new”: challenges for forcibly displaced parents upon resettlement
Nikita Rao, Jessica Kumar, Erin A. Weeks, Shannon Self-Brown, Cathleen E. Willging, Mary Helen O'Connor, Daniel J. WhitakerParent–child relationships formed in early childhood have profound implications for a child’s development and serve as a determinant for bio-social outcomes in adulthood. Positive…
Adolescents’ perspectives on SSWs’ counselling practice in Swedish elementary schools: “plumb the depths and navigate to shore”
Maria Kjellgren, Sara Lilliehorn, Urban MarkströmThis study aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of adolescent’s experiences of individual school social work counselling in Swedish elementary schools.
Secure futures? A mixed methods study on opportunities for helping young people referred to secure children’s homes for welfare reasons
Annie Williams, Hannah Bayfield, Martin Elliott, Jennifer Lyttleton-Smith, Honor Young, Rhiannon Evans, Sara LongUsing a mixed methodology comprising interviews, case file analysis and descriptive statistics, this study aims to examine the experiences of all 43 young people in Wales subject…
Exploring participation and engagement in a multi-component, universal early parenting programme
Gráinne Hickey, Yvonne Leckey, Sinead McGillowayParenting programmes are increasingly a feature of services and policies aimed at improving outcomes for children and families and tackling inequality, yet they remain underused…
Shipping containers and speed boats: exploring the contexts and relational spaces professionals navigate to safeguard young people from criminal exploitation
Kristine Langhoff, Michelle Lefevre, Rachel LarkinThis paper aims to present a mixed methods study of child criminal exploitation (CCE), particularly in the form of “county lines”, in three local authorities in southeast England…
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