🌍 CASCADE has been sharing and learning worldwide! Prof Donald Forrester & Dr Lorna Stabler joined the Centre for Better Childhoods in Copenhagen to support research that improves outcomes for children. Read more 👉 buff.ly/H92XpSG #SocialCare #Research #CASCADE

Can specialist foster carers help families stay together? This pilot study evaluates the Step Up Step Down model in Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/5H4fPy7 #ResearchWednesday

🎧 The new season of The ExChange Wales Podcast is live! Catch the trailer for the upcoming series now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... Our hosts Martin Elliott and Jeremy Dixon have a chat about the new series, and their pathways into research from social care practice. #ExchangeWalesPod

How can we better support autistic children in care? 🧩 This mixed-methods study explores diagnosis, traits, and services to improve outcomes. 🔗 buff.ly/03liCYR #ResearchWednesday

What makes good social work? How do families, care-experienced people, and social workers define it? CASCADE is exploring these questions in a study putting lived experience at the centre. 👉 Read more here: buff.ly/EgEmNRM #SocialWork #Research @researchwales.bsky.social

How can research truly reflect the voices of care-experienced youth? 🗣️ This project empowers young people to lead the way—designing, conducting, and sharing research that matters to them. 🔗 buff.ly/uL8xCev #ResearchWednesday

How has Sure Start shaped health and social care in Northern Ireland? This study uses linked data to assess long-term outcomes. 🔗 buff.ly/l3voeTC #ResearchWednesday

What support do special guardianship families need? 👵👶 This study explores their experiences to inform better services. In partnership with the Nuffield Foundation. 🔗 buff.ly/gZpizHE #ResearchWednesday

Do Family Group Conferences improve outcomes for families? 🏡 This study assesses their quality, usage, and long-term effects. 🔗 buff.ly/aPV5h3z #ResearchWednesday

Sign up to this upcoming free webinar! 💡 'Defining child maltreatment for research & surveillance: an international, multi-sectoral, Delphi consensus study in 34 countries in Europe & surrounding areas.' Speaker: Dr Laura Cowley 📅 Weds 10th September ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online Sign up: buff.ly/GcBePW8

What makes parental advocacy effective in child protection? 👨👩👧 This realist evaluation explores how services empower parents. 🔗 buff.ly/v3BfdaZ #ResearchWednesday

💡 SPOTLIGHT Webinar: 'Defining child maltreatment for research and surveillance' Speaker: Dr Laura Cowley 📅 Weds 10th September ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/400fc9... #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #WelshResearch

How do young people, parents & social workers define “good” social work? 🤝 This study compares their views to expert ratings. 🔗 buff.ly/bsG5sPE #ResearchWednesday

New article out now 📄 We explore the mixed views of professionals implementing Wales’ Basic Income for Care Leavers pilot—highlighting both hope and concern. 🔗Read here: buff.ly/zOMJ1MA #BasicIncome #CareLeavers #SocialPolicy @researchwales.bsky.social @baswcymru.bsky.social

Could guaranteed income change the future for care leavers? 🌱 This pioneering Welsh pilot explores how financial stability impacts wellbeing, independence, and life chances. 🔗 buff.ly/HrGaLnB #ResearchWednesday

What happens to care-experienced young people after leaving a PRU at 16? 📚 This study tracks their transitions and aims to inform better support. 🔗 buff.ly/6AmBS9G #ResearchWednesday

What do care-experienced young people think personal advisors should do? 💼 This co-produced study explores their views to improve support during the transition from care. 🔗 buff.ly/Vg88j4C #ResearchWednesday

New Book Launch Tomorrow! 📚 Sandboxing in Practice: Qualitative Interviewing with Sand, Objects and Figures, with authors Dr Dawn Mannay and Victoria Timperley 📅 Weds 9th July ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/wlmE718 #SocialCare #ResearchWales #ChildSocialCare

Next week! Sign up today. 💡 Webinar: 'What is Life Story Work? - How defining approaches to practice could provide clarity for practitioners and researchers' Speakers: Laura Neal & Kim Matthews 📅 Weds 2nd July ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more & register: buff.ly/XPL2H0W #SocialCare

What if parents with lived experience led the way in child protection? A new study from Cardiff University explores how peer parent advocacy (PPA) transforms support systems through empathy, trust, and shared experience. 📖 Read: www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14... #ParentAdvocacy

BLOG: 'From Wales to Australia: A Shared Vision for Care Leavers' 🇦🇺 Rachel & Louise from our Public Involvement team were recently invited to Melbourne to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care! Read more about the trip on our website: ✍️ buff.ly/1y54KN7

When I saw this film last month I was keen to invite @omarmohamedsw.bsky.social to Wales. His film powerfully explores the experiences of care experienced people and activists Philadelphia trying to change the social care system. There are a lot of messages I think we can learn from here in Wales.

📣 Missed last week's webinar with Dr Calum Webb? 'Investing in Prevention and Support' is now available on our YouTube Channel! 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/PgnX2siof6s #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #WelshResearch #ExChangeWales | @researchwales.bsky.social | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

Discover the latest findings on ethnic and religious inequalities in children's social services in Wales. This study sheds light on the experiences of minority children and families. buff.ly/HfrWkXd #ChildWelfare #SocialServices #WalesResearch

We invite you to the screening of "Towards Brotherly Love: Care, Catastrophe, and Change," a documentary that explores the disproportionate representation of Black children in care system. 📅 5th June 2025 📍Spark Event Space, Maindy Road, CF24 4HQ 🔗 www.exchangewales.org/event/screen...

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 Lorna Stabler (lornastabler.bsky.social) from CASCADE, Cardiff University, has been appointed Specialty Lead for Social Care in Health and Care Research Wales! 🌟 Read more about her research and new role: buff.ly/6qxAral #CASCADE #SocialCare researchwales.bsky.social

💡 SPOTLIGHT ON: 'Ethnic and Religious Differences in the Healthcare Use of Children Receiving Care and Support in Wales' Speaker: Yongchao Jing, @cascaderesearch.bsky.social 📅 Weds 7th May ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Register for free: ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3dc212... #SocialCare

🎉 Exciting news! CASCADE's parents' group has published a groundbreaking article in the British Journal of Social Work. Dive into their critical reflections on public involvement in research. #SocialWork #Research @researchwales.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/knGJWoA

🎉 Congratulations to all of our researchers who have received personal and project awards in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding! Read more ➡️ [https://buff.ly/tBsq5gQ ] #ResearchWalesFaculty #CASCADE #SocialCareResearch #CardiffUniversity #HealthAndCareResearch

Our new podcast episode is live! 🎙️ Explore Dementia Care and Human Rights, with Suzanne Cahill & Jeremy Dixon. 🎧 Listen on Buzzsprout or your favourite podcast platform: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #DementiaCare #SocialCareWeek @careresearchwales.bsky.social @researchwales.bsky.social

Today we're at the BASW Cymru conference 'Tomorrow's World' in Cardiff! Dr Verity Bennett (@veritybennett.bsky.social) welcomes a packed room of social workers to her presentation on 'Artificial Intelligence and Social Work - friend or foe' @baswcymru.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social #BASW2025

📰 News: Health Care Research Wales fund the new SCALE Centre for Social Care with a £1.8 million grant to study and improve the use of AI in adult & child social work. Read more: cascadewales.org/health-care-... #SocialCare @researchwales.bsky.social @careresearchwales.bsky.social

**UPCOMING EXCHANGE WALES WEBINARS** We're transitioning to a new online event system and faced some technical issues with early sign ups. If you haven’t received your webinar joining links, please email [email protected]. We apologise for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you!

Great to be at the Education Wales "Promoting the education of care-experienced learners" conference today in Cardiff University Students Union to share the work of CASCADE & ExChange Wales. Visit our stand to learn about our work.

The second annual report from the CASCADE evaluation of the Welsh Basic Income Pilot for Care Leavers has been published, containing new data on the experiences of young participants during the pilot's first few months. Read the report here: www.gov.wales/basic-income... #BasicIncome #SocialCare

This rescheduled webinar is happening next month: 'A Model of Support for Children in Wales with a Parent in Prison' 📅 Tues 11th Feb 2025 ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, ZOOM 👥 Presenters: Dr Ben Raikes, Prof. Nancy Loucks, Prof. Alyson Rees & Sylvia Stevenson Register: cardiff.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Mae’r harolwg Dweud Eich Dweud 2025 Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru nawr ar agor! Yr arolwg blynyddol hwn yw eich cyfle i ddweud wrthym am eich profiad o weithio ym maes gofal cymdeithasol. Cwblhewch yr arolwg nawr: ow.ly/atQJ50UKTKw #DweudEichDweud2025 @basw-uk.bsky.social @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

A wonderful array of speakers at our BASW Cymru Annual Conf, 19 March. Minister for Children & Social Care, @dawnbowden.bsky.social MS, Dr @veritybennett.bsky.social from @cascaderesearch.bsky.social, Prof @baswcymrusam.bsky.social and more. More: basw.co.uk/about-basw/s... @basw-uk.bsky.social

Amazing list of speakers at our BASW Cymru Annual Conf on 19 March. Minister for Children & Social Care, @dawnbowden.bsky.social MS, DR @veritybennett.bsky.social from @cascaderesearch.bsky.social, Prof @baswcymrusam.bsky.social and MANY more. More: basw.co.uk/about-basw/s... @basw-uk.bsky.social

With AI in the news, @veritybennett.bsky.social from @cascaderesearch.bsky.social will be asking this at our BASW Cymru Annual Conference (19 March): Tomorrow’s World: Artificial Intelligence & Social Work – Friend or foe? What do you think? More: basw.co.uk/about-basw/s... @basw-uk.bsky.social

At our Annual Conference (March 19) titled Tomorrow's World, keynote speaker @veritybennett.bsky.social will be asking: Artificial Intelligence and Social Work – Friend or foe? More info at: basw.co.uk/about-basw/s... @basw-uk.bsky.social @swu-uk.bsky.social @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

The second paper from our study on household risk factors and children entering care has been published. This one looks at the inter-relationship between children’s ethnic background and parental risk factors: inter-relationship between parental problems and ethnic background: bit.ly/4fKLLsP

Dr @veritybennett.bsky.social from @cascaderesearch.bsky.social will deliver a keynote speech at our Tomorrow’s World Annual Conf' in Cardiff, 19 March 2025! Artificial Intelligence and Social Work Read about her and her session: buff.ly/4iDPTgU%E2%8... #BASWCymru2025 @basw-uk.bsky.social

CASCADE has joined Bluesky! 🎉 Our aim as a research centre is to improve the well-being, safety & rights of children and their families by generating & sharing new and existing knowledge in ways that help services. Follow us here & find out more on our website: cascadewales.org #SocialCare #Wales