What specialist skills, knowledge and actions are needed to provide effective pre-birth support? Explore new Change Project resources to support pre-birth work.
Highlighting ten key messages for practice and service development, the Change Project explores core issues, challenges and examples of good practice. Developed with the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University, the resources draw on learning from lived experience, innovative practice and expertise.
The resources and tools aim to help managers, leaders, commissioners and practitioners to develop their pre-birth services and practice to improve outcomes for infants and their parents.
Hear Claire Mason, Research Fellow at the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University, introduce the Change Project in the video below.
Pre-birth Change Project
The Pre-birth Change Project brought together academics, practitioners and leaders in children’s social care to discuss local practices, procedures and protocols in relation to pre-birth work.
Working pre and post-birth with parents and infants in children’s social care: Children and families Partnership Conference
This years’ Research in Practice children and families Partnership Conference will explore pre and post-birth with parents and infants in children’s social care.
Hosted online on 27 March, the conference is designed for people working in Children's Social Care from across the Research in Practice Partner network, including Heads of Service, practice leaders, workforce development leaders, team managers and practitioners.
Building on the Research in Practice Pre-Birth Change Project, this conference will explore the evidence on the scale of the issues and showcase positive initiatives from across the country to do better by and with these families.
Safeguarding, co-production and parental mental health
Pre-birth work plays an important role in safeguarding infants, and ensuring families are given the support they need. Research in Practice, in partnership with Data to Insight is delighted to have led the latest round of Safeguarding Pressures commissioned by the Association of Directors of Children's Services. The research shows some of the challenges that local authorities face as they support children and families in their areas and the impacts of services, systems and workforce activity.
Recent research highlights the importance of fostering trusting relationships between families and professionals. In a new blog, Katy Cleece, Dr Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez, Carley Hall and Parisa Quaynor explore co-production and parental mental health when parents are experiencing intervention from children’s social care.
ADCS Safeguarding Pressures report
New research, delivered by Research in Practice and Data to Insight, brings rich evidence on the current safeguarding pressures on Children’s Services.
Co-production and parental mental health
Pregnancy can onset or worsen mental health, sometimes leading to harm to the child.
Katy Cleece, Dr Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez, Carley Hall and Parisa Quaynor explore the importance of parent-led co-production in a new blog..
Pre-birth: Change Project
Interactive resources designed to enhance pre-birth services and improve outcomes for infants and parents by driving policy and practice development. These tools are valuable for senior managers, strategic leads, commissioners, and professionals in social care, health, and midwifery services.
Working pre and post-birth with parents and infants in children’s social care: Children & families Partnership Conference
Join us for our children & families Partnership Conference to explore evidence on effective pre and post-birth work and showcase positive initiatives from across the country.
Latest research shows changes in safeguarding pressures
New research brings rich evidence on the current safeguarding pressures on Children’s Services. Multiple housing concerns, health challenges such as delayed access to assessment or treatment plans, and the lasting impact of COVID-19 is impacting children, young people and families.
Co-production and parental mental health
Pregnancy can onset or worsen mental health, sometimes leading to harm to the child. Katy Cleece, Dr Katalin Ujhelyi Gomez, Carley Hall and Parisa Quaynor explore co-production and parental mental health when parents are experiencing intervention from children’s social care.