CASCADE
@CASCADEresearch
Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) based at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
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
Next week! Sign up today.💡 Webinar: 'What is Life Story Work? - How defining approaches to practice could provide clarity for practitioners and researchers' 📣 Laura Neal & Kim Matthews 📅 Weds 2nd July ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Register today: buff.ly/XPL2H0W
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: mdpi.com/2076-0760/14/6… #ParentAdvocacy
BLOG: 'From Wales to Australia: A Shared Vision for Care Leavers' 🇦🇺 @VaughanRach & @DrLouiseRoberts were recently invited to Melbourne to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care! Read more about their trip on our website: ✍️ buff.ly/1y54KN7
Do you have experience in Children’s Social Care? Join our assessor team this July in Cardiff for this paid role. Contact the team at [email protected] if you're interested. #SocialCare #SocialWorkResearch #Wales @CASCADEresearch
📣 Missed last week's webinar with Calum Webb? 'Investing in Prevention and Support' is now available on our YouTube Channel! 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/PgnX2siof6s #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #WelshResearch #ExChangeWales | @ResearchWales
📣 New #JobOpportunity: Public Involvement Officer 📍 Location: SCALE, Centre for Social Care and Artificial Intelligence Learning, Cardiff University ⏰ Closing Date: 18th May Find out more & apply ➡️ krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search… #SocialCareJobs #ResearchJobs #PublicInvolvement
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
Calling all #postgraduate, #PhD and #earlycareerresearchers - deadline for paper abstracts at #WISERD2025 has passed but there’s still time to submit a flashtalk abstract for our new researcher sessions at this year’s conference! Deadline is 30 April bit.ly/4cIqznt
Ymchwilwyr #ôlraddedig, #PhD ac #ymchwilwyrarddechraueugyrfa - mae dyddiad cau crynodebau papur #WISERD2025 wedi bod. Mae dal amser i gyflwyno crynodeb sgyrsiau sydyn ar gyfer ein sesiynau i ymchwilwyr newydd yng nghynhadledd eleni! Dyddiad cau: 30 Ebrill bit.ly/3RxBVAU
💡 SPOTLIGHT ON: 'Ethnic and Religious Differences in the Healthcare Use of Children Receiving Care and Support in Wales' Speaker: Yongchao Jing, @CASCADEresearch 📅 Weds 7th May ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Register for free: ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3dc2124b… @ResearchWales
🎉 Exciting news! CASCADE's parents' group published a groundbreaking article in the British Journal of Social Work. Dive into their critical reflections on public involvement in research. #SocialWork @ResearchWales @DrSallyHolland Read more here: buff.ly/Qw7idQc
🎟️ Tickets available in Cardiff and Swansea: Cardiff (4th - 5th April): shermantheatre.co.uk/event/hot-chic… Swansea (16th - 25th April): swanseagrand.co.uk/HotChicks @GrandAmbition__ @SwanseaGrand @ShermanTheatre
Recently, we saw "Hot Chicks" by Rebecca Jade Hammond at the @ShermanTheatre and were blown away! It's a powerful tale of exploitation and lost innocence that you can't miss. Read our full review of the production here: cascadewales.org/hot-chicks-rev… #TheaterReview #HotChicks
Recently, we saw "Hot Chicks" by Rebecca Jade Hammond at the @ShermanTheatre and were blown away! It's a powerful tale of exploitation and lost innocence that you can't miss. Read our full review of the production here: cascadewales.org/hot-chicks-rev… #TheaterReview #HotChicks
Mid BASW Cymru annual conference, a BIG thank you to all our exhibitors… @SocialCareWales, Cubas, @OpenUniversity,@CASCADEresearch, Huntington Disease Association and @ADSSCymru #BASWCymru2025 @BASW_UK
🗞️@SAILDatabank news Dr Emily Lowthian, Lecturer in Education @SwanseaUni, shares insights from her collaborative research project exploring educational pathways and outcomes for care-experienced children. ➡️Read more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/educational-pa…