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Our Lives Our Care 2017

Details all the findings from children and young people who completed the Bright Spots ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey in 2017 (2,263 children and young people from 16 local authorities).

Published 1 February 2018 By Professor Julie Selwyn, Levana Magnus and Dr Bobby Stuijfzand

Understanding why young people participate in the Voices competition

Through eleven interviews with young people who entered the Voices competition, Coram found out why young people decided to apply and if their experience of the competition helped them.

Published 7 December 2017 By Uzma Peeran

Care leavers’ views on their transition to adulthood: A rapid review of the evidence

Young people with direct experience of leaving care are best placed to evaluate and comment on the care system and how it has worked for them. this rapid review sought to place their voices at the forefront of our development work on well-being and care leavers.

Published 1 October 2017 By Dr Claire Baker

Coram Voice – Advocacy and You

Advocacy is about helping you to speak out about what is important to you. You have the right to have your say and be listened to when decisions are being made about you.

Published 17 December 2015

Measuring Well-Being

Our literature review, which informed the development of the ‘Your Life, Your Care’ survey, looking at UK and international approaches to measuring the concept of wellbeing and, in particular, the wellbeing of looked after children.

Published 1 March 2015 By Measuring Well-Being (March 2015) Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, Coram Voice, Bristol University