Making Research Count

‘Research News’
The social work sectors in the ten ‘Making Research Count’ universities are all actively engaged in research on a diversity of topics in both child and family care and in adult social care.

See ‘Research News 6’ (Autumn 2010), ‘Research News 5’ (Spring 2010), ‘Research News 4’ (Autumn 2009), ‘Research News 3’ (Spring 2009), ‘Research News 2’ (Autumn 2008) and ‘Research News 1’ (Summer 2008) for a brief account of some of the recent research which has taken place. All items have electronic links to either the published reports or to the email addresses of the researchers.

‘Every Child Matters (ECM) Research and Practice Briefings’
Making Research Count was commissioned, along with Research in Practice, to produce a series of research briefings. Originally known as Quality Protects Research Briefings, and produced for the Department of Health from 2000 onwards, they subsequently became Every Child Matters Research and Practice Briefings: children and families and were published by DfES, and now the DCSF. There are currently 16 titles in the series.

All briefings can be downloaded as PDF files.

16. Family and friends care
15. Assessing the needs of children and their families
14. Domestic violence and child abuse
13. Improving services to meet the needs of minority ethnic children and families
12. Health and well-being: physical health
11. Supporting families
10. Understanding and working with neglect
9. Promoting the mental health of children in need
8. Understanding and challenging youth offending
7. Leaving care
6. Meeting the needs of disabled children
5. Adoption and permanence for children who cannot live safely with birth parents or relatives
4. The value of sports and the arts
3. Young people's participation
2. Placement stability
1. The educational performance of children in need and children looked after