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Social work lecturer @aru. PrD Staying Put? An exploration of the decisions made by young people leaving foster care. Own opinions, might post others.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
The new book 'Reframing Women Printmakers' explores the importance of creative printmaking to women's activism, including suffrage campaigns, early Japanese feminists, women's printmaking collectives and zine making in the Riot Grrrl era....
Three images, including a women's suffrage campaign poster, a feminist poster with the text 'protest' and the pink cover of a zine called 'Shocking Pink"
June 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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mcdowall.me
If you think it is easy to get PIP then you’ve never applied for it or tried to apply for it or assist those who have. It is a, if not THE most soul destroying and humiliating of experiences.
March 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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kerrycuskelly.bsky.social
Please feel free to add any relevant #OpenAccess resources to the padlet below and share across your networks! 👇👇👇 #RadicalSocialWork #CriticalSocialWork
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Radical and critical social work
Open access / Introductory reading
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November 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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gchurchill1.bsky.social
Our new research reveals that homeless 16- and 17-year-olds need better access to independent advocates to help them understand their options, including becoming a looked after child: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Good decisions: supporting children aged 16 and 17 who need help when they are homeless
A study of the local authority response to homeless children and young people.
www.gov.uk
February 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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basw-uk.bsky.social
BASW children and families group member, Denise McLean spoke to @channel4news.bsky.social this week providing a social work perspective in response to findings showing that thousands of babies are referred to social services every year in England due to domestic abuse.
February 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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celcis.org
For the third webinar in our series exploring themes from the Children's Services Reform Research, we'll discuss what the study tells us about improving transitions from children's to adult services for care experienced young people. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4gquKED
A graphic to promote a new, free CELCIS Emerging Insights webinar entitled 'Children's Services Reform Research study: Improving transitions for care experienced young people', taking place on Microsoft Teams on 20 February, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. 
February 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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martinwebber.bsky.social
Our review of interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients that was published online 3 years ago, has now been published in print in the Journal of Mental Health. It's still available open access online, so please do take a look! Thanks.
doi.org/10.1080/0963...
Interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients: a scoping review
Unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients often lack support for their well-being and feel excluded from decisions about patient care.This scoping review aimed to: synthesise the peer-reviewe...
doi.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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robmitch92.bsky.social
Rights based practice? What’s that?
We’ll tell you via our A-Z.
Out at Easter.
Book. Black background. In pink The Social Work, Cats and Rocket science guide to rights based practice
February 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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martinbarrow.bsky.social
Barnardo’s receives record £18m donation to build dozens of homes for care leavers

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Barnardo’s receives record £18m donation to build dozens of care leaver homes - CYP Now
Barnardo’s has received its largest ever donation, an £18m gift from a trust set up in the name of a 1920's philanthropist behind the Aston Martin car brand.
www.cypnow.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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basw-uk.bsky.social
NEW: In collaboration with The Huntington's Disease Association we've published a guide to social work with adults who have Huntington's Disease.

The document contains essential practice guidance and useful resources for social workers.

Download here 🔗 basw.co.uk/policy-and-p...
February 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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carlenefirmin.bsky.social
New year, new article....
one that will shape my work for years to come.

Using a 3 year ethnography
@michellelefevre.bsky.social @klanghoff.bsky.social Gillian Ruch & I draw a line in the sand & call for foundational reform in responses to extra-familial harm

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A line in the sand: Moving from surface improvement to foundational shifts to develop effective responses to extra-familial risks and harms
This article presents representative accounts from efforts in six social care departments in the UK to use innovation to improve their responses to young p
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January 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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andyjolly.bsky.social
Get creative & explore the history of social work zines at our workshop on March 19th in Brum. Design & make our own collective zine for social work week. Don't miss out! #creative #ZineMaking #SocialWorkWeek2025 www.eventbrite.com/e/social-wor...
Social Work Zine Making Workshop
Come and explore the history of social work zines and get creative by designing and making our own collective zine for social work week 2025
www.eventbrite.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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celcis.org
For the third webinar in our series exploring themes from the Children's Services Reform Research, we'll discuss what the study tells us about improving transitions from children's to adult services for care experienced young people. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/4gquKED
A graphic to promote a new, free CELCIS Emerging Insights webinar entitled 'Children's Services Reform Research study: Improving transitions for care experienced young people', taking place on Microsoft Teams on 20 February, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. 
February 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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thekingsfund.bsky.social
There is a high turnover rate for young people in social care. We interviewed 16 young social care workers in our long-read published last year, to explore their experiences in social care and plans for the future. https://buff.ly/4hKSN2g
Flowchart diagram from The King's Fund showing a cycle of attitudes and behaviours in social care for young people. The cycle starts with high attrition for younger people, leading to limited onboarding and induction, followed by an expectation that young people won’t stay long, contributing to existing attitudes towards younger people, which makes young people feel unsupported and continues the cycle.
February 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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rebeccalacey.bsky.social
New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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martinbarrow.bsky.social
Children and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed shortages in some areas remain so severe, despite a pledge to end such practices eight years ago.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England
Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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bilson.org.uk
My new research with Matt Jay shows 1 in 4 of all children require services because they do not achieve a basi level of wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals
New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young people
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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drkarentreisman.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=x0YV...
A powerful animation about the injustice and discrimination faced by black children in care and in the youth justice system
Challenging (In)Justice
YouTube video by MMU Department of Criminology and Sociology
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January 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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profprosperatedam.bsky.social
A few tickets remaining for the launch of the 2nd edition of this book. Venue Old Street Gallery, London 10/02/2025. @tinyiry.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social @nimaljude.bsky.social @socialworkengland.bsky.social Grateful to #AFRUCA for organising. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Book Launch - Safeguarding Children and Witchcraft Labelling in Social Work
Join us for the launch of the updated Safeguarding Children and Witchcraft Labelling in Social Work, a vital resource for child protection!
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January 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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drkimdetjenlcsw.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report
National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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cathyashley.bsky.social
BBC News - Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children - BBC News
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Temporary housing linked to deaths of at least 74 children
Official data show that 58 of those children were babies under the age of one.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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martinbarrow.bsky.social
Journalists can now report from family courts in England and Wales in what the UK's most senior family judge has called a "watershed" change.

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Family courts: 'Watershed moment' as press allowed to report
From Monday, journalists can speak to families about ongoing cases and report what they hear in court.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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bilson.org.uk
This is an indictment of Social work
This is "against all best practice. They have acted without transparency, without care and ­without compassion"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England
Charity finds ‘inhumane’ system is forcing women to defend themselves in court, sometimes from their hospital beds, while in fear of having their newborn child taken from them
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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carolynewillow.bsky.social
I wrote about government plans for the deprivation of liberty of looked after children (Clause 10 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill):
thebarristergroup.co.uk/blog/clause-...
Locking up children under the Children Act 1989 – some thoughts on Clause 10 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Pupil barrister Carolyne Willow explores the implications of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill on safeguarding and liberty deprivation for vulnerable children in care.
thebarristergroup.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM