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Bright Spots: Challenging Stigma in the Care System
Our Insight paper: ‘Challenging Stigma in the care system’, shares what children and young people have told us about stigma, what they want to see from services and gives examples of how local authorities have worked with children in care and care leavers to challenge stigma.
Early Permanence Network Leaflet
Coram’s Early Permanence Network supports the development of good practice in early permanence placements for young children in care proceedings nationwide. In 2016/17, member agencies placed over 115 babies and young children in early permanence placements.
Young people’s views on knife crime
Tackling knife crime is a key issue facing UK policymakers and has been covered extensively by the media.
Keynote speech by Sir James Munby (Coram permanence event, Nov 2019)
What is permanence? The lawyer’s first reaction is probably to think of the different legal frameworks by which we seek to achieve permanence. But that is to miss what I suggest is the bigger picture. I want to focus instead on the definition used in Guidance for the Children Act 1989:
‘Creating Belonging’ – John Diamond, CEO of Mulberry Bush (Coram permanence event, Nov 2019)
I would like to thank Renuka and the Coram Team for inviting me to speak at this event. The Mulberry Bush is a national charity which runs the MBS in Oxfordshire and extended community services. Clearly residential care is not about creating permanence but it has an important role of preparing children for permanence, by providing children with a sense of belonging through:
1. Stability of placement
2. Opportunities for internalising good individual and group relationships (social /emotional and educational learning)
3. Daily experiences with a highly trained and well supported staff group
Young people helping others: Evaluation of the HALO programme of help, advice and legal opportunity
Coram's HALO programme gives 16 to 25-year olds the opportunity to help other children and young people.