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Coram is the UK’s first children’s charity, helping more than a million children, young people, families and professionals every year.
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· Jan 27
Introducing the Coram Starter Pack 🙌
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1 in 3 people giving birth in the UK was born abroad.
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
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#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
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Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
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#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
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Reflections from the co-produced UK Migration and Maternal Health (MAMAH) Study
Join this event to hear Dr Kerrie Stevenson provide evidence that supports better maternity care for women or birthing people with lived experience of migration in the UK.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1 in 3 people giving birth in the UK was born abroad.
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
bit.ly/47ncF9i
#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care.
bit.ly/47ncF9i
#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging?
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
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#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
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#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing
An interdisciplinary panel event with voices from journalism, arts, and research exploring migration, resistance and wellbeing.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging?
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing.
bit.ly/479Qe6d
#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Last week, CCLC solicitors Amy Price & Sabrina Simpson attended the Parliament launch of the Traveller Movement report Fought Not Taught on coercive exclusions.
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Fought Not Taught: (Oct 2025)
A publication from The Traveller Movement
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October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last week, CCLC solicitors Amy Price & Sabrina Simpson attended the Parliament launch of the Traveller Movement report Fought Not Taught on coercive exclusions.
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Read: travellermovement.org.uk/policy-and-p...
Behind the scenes of Glow in the Dark: co-produced with Coram’s Voices in Action, centring hope and the real ambitions of young people facing homelessness. Shortlisted as a Charity Finalist at Big Syn International Film Festival. Watch: www.coram.org.uk/glowinthedark
#GlowInTheDark
#GlowInTheDark
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Behind the scenes of Glow in the Dark: co-produced with Coram’s Voices in Action, centring hope and the real ambitions of young people facing homelessness. Shortlisted as a Charity Finalist at Big Syn International Film Festival. Watch: www.coram.org.uk/glowinthedark
#GlowInTheDark
#GlowInTheDark
Join us online to discuss how public policy can better respond to the long-term, intergenerational impacts of childhood adversity & trauma — with Benjamin Perks (Trauma Proof) and Coram International.
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join us online to discuss how public policy can better respond to the long-term, intergenerational impacts of childhood adversity & trauma — with Benjamin Perks (Trauma Proof) and Coram International.
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
📅 Wed 29 Oct | 🕒 12–1pm GMT | 💻 Online
🔗 Register and Learn More: lnkd.in/eKWjH6vQ
As part of National Adoption Week, Coram is calling for people to share their own stories of adoption, as part of our 2026 programme of activities marking the centenary of The Adoption of Children Act.
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As part of National Adoption Week, Coram is calling for people to share their own stories of adoption, as part of our 2026 programme of activities marking the centenary of The Adoption of Children Act.
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
Find out more and share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
On @bbc5live.bsky.social, Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden spoke with Naga Munchetty about National Adoption week and the Adoption Act centenary—why children are waiting, why early attachment matters, and how more people can come forward.
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On @bbc5live.bsky.social, Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden spoke with Naga Munchetty about National Adoption week and the Adoption Act centenary—why children are waiting, why early attachment matters, and how more people can come forward.
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
Stories: adoptionstory.org.uk | coramadoption.org.uk
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We’re welcoming families to our Books Together session at Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre, Lambeth today. Reading with children builds bonds and supports the brain and language skills from as early as two weeks old. Find out more: www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/books-togeth...
Books Together - Coram Family and Childcare
Discover the joy of reading with your child through the Books Together programme – a series of fun, interactive sessions offering tips, resources, and ideas to help families read together regularly.
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We’re welcoming families to our Books Together session at Benton’s Lane Children’s Centre, Lambeth today. Reading with children builds bonds and supports the brain and language skills from as early as two weeks old. Find out more: www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/books-togeth...
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The walls speak for themselves
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
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#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
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Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
The walls speak for themselves: Muslim women's belonging and safety in London universities
Join this event to hear Dr Amena Amer discuss the intersecting experiences of Muslim women at universities.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The walls speak for themselves
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging.
bit.ly/4hdWkad
#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
@sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
National Adoption Week: Children & Families Minister Josh MacAlister OBE visited Coram with our CEO Dr Carol Homden to call for more adopters and invite people with lived experience to share their stories.
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
National Adoption Week: Children & Families Minister Josh MacAlister OBE visited Coram with our CEO Dr Carol Homden to call for more adopters and invite people with lived experience to share their stories.
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Share your story: adoptionstory.org.uk
#NationalAdoptionWeek #Adoption #ChildrenFirst
Turning insight into impact: Coram opens the home of the Coram Institute for Children — the UK’s first think tank solely dedicated to advancing children and young people’s life chances. Grounded in youth voice; research shaping policy & practice. 🌍
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Turning insight into impact: Coram opens the home of the Coram Institute for Children — the UK’s first think tank solely dedicated to advancing children and young people’s life chances. Grounded in youth voice; research shaping policy & practice. 🌍
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
More: www.coram.org.uk/institute/
For #KinshipCareWeek (6–12 Oct), research by Coram, commissioned by Foundations, finds mediation can help kinship families improve communication, reduce conflict & create more stable, child-focused arrangements.
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
Kinship Care Mediation - Foundations
foundations.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For #KinshipCareWeek (6–12 Oct), research by Coram, commissioned by Foundations, finds mediation can help kinship families improve communication, reduce conflict & create more stable, child-focused arrangements.
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
🔗 foundations.org.uk/our-work/publications/kinship-care-mediation-a-feasability-study
A Token Speaks a Thousand Words
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
October 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A Token Speaks a Thousand Words
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
Opening today, the @nationaltrust.org.uk × Coram competition invites children aged 4–11 to design fabric tokens honouring the 469 children of the Westerham Foundling Hospital.
Learn more: www.coram.org.uk/national-tru...
#Coram #NationalTrust #SCARF #WeAreCoram
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UPDATE: The first TCRU seminar this Thurs 2 Oct has been CANCELLED. Our Autumn Series will now start on 9 Oct. Join us for talks on migration, childhood, motherhood, and more: tinyurl.com/33putb5f
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Thomas Coram Research Unit – Events
Browse our upcoming events.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
UPDATE: The first TCRU seminar this Thurs 2 Oct has been CANCELLED. Our Autumn Series will now start on 9 Oct. Join us for talks on migration, childhood, motherhood, and more: tinyurl.com/33putb5f
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
@sriucl.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
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Our Seminar Series runs 2 Oct – 11 Dec
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
Thomas Coram Research Unit – Events
Browse our upcoming events.
tinyurl.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our Seminar Series runs 2 Oct – 11 Dec
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes.
A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines.
tinyurl.com/33putb5f
Voices in Action is Coram’s youth-led ambassador programme for 16–25 yr olds with experience of homelessness or school exclusion:
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
September 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Voices in Action is Coram’s youth-led ambassador programme for 16–25 yr olds with experience of homelessness or school exclusion:
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
➡ Campaign for change
➡ Lead peer workshops
➡ Share rights & empower youth
👉 Apply by 12 Oct: www.coram.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#VoicesInAction #WeAreCoram
Coram at #LabourPartyConference: Head of Policy & Practice Change (Coram Children’s Legal Centre), Anita Hurrell, joins the panel “Victims in their own right?” chaired by SafeLives CEO Ellen Miller
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
September 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Coram at #LabourPartyConference: Head of Policy & Practice Change (Coram Children’s Legal Centre), Anita Hurrell, joins the panel “Victims in their own right?” chaired by SafeLives CEO Ellen Miller
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
Sun 28 Sept, 17:45, Theatre 2 (Youth Zone & Skills Hub).
Education Policy Institute highlights decline in London’s primary school population,
Coram's CEO Dr Carol Homden warns closures, costs & housing pressures risk making London “not a child-friendly city" : 🔗https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-child-friendly-city-coram-charity-b1145676.html
Coram's CEO Dr Carol Homden warns closures, costs & housing pressures risk making London “not a child-friendly city" : 🔗https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-child-friendly-city-coram-charity-b1145676.html
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Education Policy Institute highlights decline in London’s primary school population,
Coram's CEO Dr Carol Homden warns closures, costs & housing pressures risk making London “not a child-friendly city" : 🔗https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-child-friendly-city-coram-charity-b1145676.html
Coram's CEO Dr Carol Homden warns closures, costs & housing pressures risk making London “not a child-friendly city" : 🔗https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-child-friendly-city-coram-charity-b1145676.html
Coram hosted a ‘Tea and Talk’ with @hallierubenhold.bsky.social hosted by @maddypelling.bsky.social
to celebrate the publication of her new book Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen.
Catch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/wXSM2P6Q4cM?...
#WeAreCoram
to celebrate the publication of her new book Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen.
Catch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/wXSM2P6Q4cM?...
#WeAreCoram
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Coram hosted a ‘Tea and Talk’ with @hallierubenhold.bsky.social hosted by @maddypelling.bsky.social
to celebrate the publication of her new book Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen.
Catch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/wXSM2P6Q4cM?...
#WeAreCoram
to celebrate the publication of her new book Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen.
Catch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/wXSM2P6Q4cM?...
#WeAreCoram
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Members of the National Association of Family Information Services (NAFIS) enjoy regular free webinars, sharing ideas and learning through a secure email network, a monthly newsletter and an annual conference. Open to all local authorities. More info:
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/
National Association of Family Information Services - Coram Family and Childcare
Discover the National Association of Family Information Services (NAFIS) — the UK’s only national membership body supporting local authorities with high-quality family information and advice. Learn ab...
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Members of the National Association of Family Information Services (NAFIS) enjoy regular free webinars, sharing ideas and learning through a secure email network, a monthly newsletter and an annual conference. Open to all local authorities. More info:
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/
www.coramfamilyandchildcare.org.uk/nafis/
Coram's third Future of Youth Forum, Digital Futures: From Risk to Response, will take place on Wednesday 8 October, 1.45–7.00pm at Coram, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
September 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Coram's third Future of Youth Forum, Digital Futures: From Risk to Response, will take place on Wednesday 8 October, 1.45–7.00pm at Coram, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
🔗 Book your free place here: www.coram.org.uk/training-and...
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Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy.
#YoungRefugeeVoices
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#YoungRefugeeVoices
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TCRU | Supporting the lives and aspirations of children and young people migrating to the UK alone
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy.
#YoungRefugeeVoices
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@ioe.bsky.social
#YoungRefugeeVoices
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Its really important that we understand the GLD in context
My blog for @wearecoram.bsky.social
www.coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-08...
My blog for @wearecoram.bsky.social
www.coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-08...
August 2025 - A small (but nevertheless Important) part of the whole: understanding the role of the GLD | Hempsalls
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August 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Its really important that we understand the GLD in context
My blog for @wearecoram.bsky.social
www.coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-08...
My blog for @wearecoram.bsky.social
www.coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-08...
Leap Confronting Conflict has joined the Coram Group of children’s charities.
Read more about Coram Leap Confronting Conflict on our website: coram.org.uk/news/leap-co...
#WeAreCoram
Read more about Coram Leap Confronting Conflict on our website: coram.org.uk/news/leap-co...
#WeAreCoram
August 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Leap Confronting Conflict has joined the Coram Group of children’s charities.
Read more about Coram Leap Confronting Conflict on our website: coram.org.uk/news/leap-co...
#WeAreCoram
Read more about Coram Leap Confronting Conflict on our website: coram.org.uk/news/leap-co...
#WeAreCoram
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Impacts on children has also been the subject of the child-centred interviews @wearecoram.bsky.social conducted on our behalf as part of our 3-year research project into the impacts of the rules generously supported by @phf-uk.bsky.social
Read more here: www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-i...
Read more here: www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-i...
Coram interviews find damaging impact of UK spouse visa rules on children - Coram
Interviews with children published today (23 June) by Coram reveal that many children living in families subject to the minimum income requirement could be experiencing negative impacts on their…
www.coram.org.uk
July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Impacts on children has also been the subject of the child-centred interviews @wearecoram.bsky.social conducted on our behalf as part of our 3-year research project into the impacts of the rules generously supported by @phf-uk.bsky.social
Read more here: www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-i...
Read more here: www.coram.org.uk/news/coram-i...