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Coram’s expert teams publish a number of research and impact reports to help professionals in the sector. Browse our wide range of free resources, from newsletters to impact reports, by using the filters below.
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Families Under Pressure: The State of Family Life Report
This report draws on analysis of data from Coram Family Lives’ flagship helpline service between 2021 and 2025, alongside an overview of its wider services and a new literature review.
Adoption and the problem of illegitimacy
This is the second in a series of papers that explores these and other similar issues raised by the practice of domestic adoption in England and Wales over the last century. Others will be released over the course of the Centenary Year and eventually be brought together in a forthcoming book.
Impact Report 25/26
This year, Coram achieved a key milestone in its history by increasing impact in national policy, media coverage and research recognition whilst expanding reach of delivery to children and families.
Summary Report: Coram Submission to the “Growing Up in the Online World” Consultation
Coram SCARF, the UK’s leading charity for children’s health, wellbeing and drugs education, has confirmed its support for a minimum age of access for social media services, set at no lower than 16, in its response to the government’s consultation paper 'Growing up in the online world: a national consultation'.
Fairness in school exclusions: A roadmap for change
This report draws on CCLC’s legal casework representing children facing exclusion, alongside case studies from Coram’s Child Law Advice Service. It highlights how children with the greatest level of need can lose access to education through informal exclusionary practices with little transparency or independent scrutiny.
SEND consultation – Coram Group response
The Coram Group has responded to the government’s consultation on its proposals to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, addressing issues including changes to the SEND Tribunal, how to ensure children are best supported by the Universal offer, and the needs of children in and on the edges of care.