I’ve left twitter and moved to @donaldforrester@bluesky.social Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Director @cascaderesearch Cardiff University
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Today we have created a Cross-Party group in Westminster with a group of Care Leavers and MP's. All Care Experienced People are invited to be members and will have voting rights and can help set the agenda Here is the constitution and membership application form. ngforms.co.uk/westminster/
The group will showcase what is happening in councils that have passed the motion to "Treat Care Experience as if it were a Protected Characteristic" we are inviting all 107 councils that have passed the motions and all Care Experienced People to join.
We met today and voted that Chris LAW MP who Care Experienced and from Scotland will be the chair, Darren Paffey MP who is Care Experienced and from England will be the Vice Chair and Jessica Morden MP who is from Wales will be an officer.
Here we are in St Stephens Chapel, the forgotton heart of the Palace of Westminster, this place was for 7 centuries the debating chamber of the House of Commons, quite poignant and relevant for us Care Experienced People who have created a voice of our own in this place.
More will follow
@ccwild79 @jessicamordenmp @darrenpaffey @ChrisLawSNP @JoshMacAlister @annelongfield
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If you are a young person from Cardiff (and the surrounding areas) who has been in care and you don't have plans for Christmas Day, please see the poster below.
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Only 1 in 5 Welsh rainforests are in good condition and NONE are in very good condition, due to invasive species + overgrazing. Sound familiar?
What is it with people, and treating these precious surviving ecosystem fragments as worthless expendables?
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…
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Bit late, sorry. Giving this presentation tomorrow as part of the Exchange Wales Learning Disability conference: cardiff.zoom.us/webinar/regi… 1/2
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“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford this in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.” — @mortenkabell
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Latest @CASCADEresearch publication - How might #shareddecision-making meetings reduce the need for #children to be in care? A rapid realist review #realistreview
doi.org/10.1177/146801732412… @WillisWellbeing @DonaldForr
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📢Call for chapter abstracts📢 I am co-leading on a book proposal: 'Research & Care-Experience: Methods & ethics'. We are now seeking abstract submissions from care-experienced researchers/academics. Please read the call for abstracts for more details! 📘 docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Hundreds of millions of pounds of profit are being extracted from children's homes by private equity and other owners. This week’s The Rest is Money podcast is a special episode on the disastrous deterioration of support for families in crisis and the escalating scandal of private-sector residential care for children removed from parents lnk.to/TheRestIsMoneyRP
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So right @hanstentiford - you can lose yourself here for hours. Add in the ancient beauty of Llanthoney Abbey and the hospitality of @PrioryLlanthony and you just can’t go wrong. One of my favourite places in Monmouthshire - timeless
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Are you looking to develop your career as a #researcher? We have three #ResearchWalesFaculty personal awards opening soon:
Trials Development Award
Personal Award Accelerator
Advancing Researcher Scheme
Opening: 5 Sept
Find out more 👇
healthandcareresearchwales.o…
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Sikken en festdag ✨🎉 Skønt omsider at kunne åbne Center for Bedre Børneliv! Vi fangede en glad og spændt centerchef @JanneHedegaard til torsdagens åbning på Campus Carlsberg 🎥😀 #dkforsk #dkpol #uddpol #bhvchat #CenterForBedreBørneliv kp.dk/lp/center-for-bedre-bo…
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Brilliant keynote presentation by @lorna_stabler on learning from experience at #ISPCANSWEDEN2024 @DonaldForr @j_scourfield – at Uppsala, Sverige
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I’ve been luck to meet many remarkable kinship carers- as the chair of the care review & now as an MP. @kinshipcharity’s report reveals how children raised by relatives & friends are missing out on the support they need. Recent progress but more needed. kinship.org.uk/forgotten-rep…
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Clear evidence from the brilliant COACHES team (@RDuschinsky) that kids w a social worker are more likely to be rejected from CAMHS. We know they're also less likely to receive accurate diagnoses and access to best-evidenced mental health care. Inequity at every turn.
🧵 New report
Our study with @Cambridge_Uni shows disparities in access to NHS youth mental health services.
Children with social work involvement for current concerns & those from the most deprived areas are far more likely to be rejected.
Story: buff.ly/4fHJRu9
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Newcastle footballer Lloyd Kelly grew up in foster care, living with three different families from the age of six to 18.
In an interview with @guardian he shares the influence foster care had on his professional football career. ⚽️
theguardian.com/football/art…
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Brendan is a carer. He looks after the elderly and vulnerable in Middlesbrough.
After he finished work, this is how he found his car.
