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Bennett, Clare ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-3894, Fraser, Claire, Hannigan, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-6721, Sawle, Leanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8478-8816, Williams, Jessy, Jones, Aled, Elliott, Mair B., Elliott, Martin B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-6913, Evans, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5154-0478, Hails, Euan, McMillan, Iain and Vaughan, Rachael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-8647 2025. Towards a typology of mental health crisis care services for children and young people in England and Wales: a cross-sectional survey and analysis of implementation practices. BMC Health Services Research 25 , 1587. 10.1186/s12913-025-13446-6

Bernheim, Bekkah, Stabler, Lorna, Hayes, Jennie, Singh, Alankrita and Wyatt, Katrina 2025. Applying a realist evaluation to an intervention in children’s social care: A worked example from the Safeguarding Family Group Conference study. Evaluation 31 (1) , pp. 49-69. 10.1177/13563890241309643

Childs, Michael Jeanne, Bailey, Grace A., Griffiths, Lucy J., Hodges, Helen, Elliott, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-6913 and Cowley, Laura Elizabeth 2025. Disabilities in children receiving social care and support in Wales and factors associated with placement into care: A population-based data linkage study. Child Abuse & Neglect 166 , 107510. 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107510

Corten, Chloe, Keam, Josie, Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158, Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729, Warner, Nell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-7354 and Elliott, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-6913 2025. Numbers and demographic characteristics of UK social work students over time. Social Work Education 10.1080/02615479.2025.2531855

Cserzo, Dorottya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-9427 2025. Views about and from international medical graduates' general practitioner training in the United Kingdom. International Medical Education 4 (4) , 40. 10.3390/ime4040040

Day, Jo, O'Rourke, Sarah, Lang, Iain, Wyatt, Katrina and Stabler, Lorna 2025. Contextual factors influencing the implementation of an innovation in child protection services in England: a qualitative analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The British Journal of Social Work , bcaf232. 10.1093/bjsw/bcaf232

Havlicek, Judy, Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855 and Taussig, Heather 2025. Navigating relationships with birth family after aging out of foster care: experiences of young people. Families in Society 10.1177/10443894241303193

Hodges, Helen Ruth 2025. Maximising existing assets: the potential of Bayesian hierarchical approaches to improve the risk assessment process in youth justice. Children and Youth Services Review 177 , p. 108502. 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108502

Hodges, Helen Ruth, Griffiths, Lucy J., Cowley, Laura Elizabeth, Childs, Michael Jeanne and Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158 2025. Why social work needs to embrace data linkage research. Journal of Children's Services 20 (1) , pp. 1-9. 10.1108/JCS-12-2023-0063

Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855, Cook, Leanne, Harris, Cerys, Liennard, Sydny-Lauren, Malik, Sana, Price, Zoe, Rodrick, Layla, Speyer, Elaine, Vaughan, Rachael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-8647 and Williams, Jennifer 2025. Critical reflections on public involvement in research: involving involuntary recipients of social services to improve research quality. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (5) , pp. 2500-2518. 10.1093/bjsw/bcaf058

Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855, Taussig, Heather and Havlicek, Judy 2025. Hurt, loss, joy, and forgiveness: Foster care–experienced young adults' relationships with their birth parents. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science 74 (4) , pp. 2000-2016. 10.1111/fare.13184

Janes, Edward, Paine, Amy L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-3719, Holland, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855 and Shelton, Katherine H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-5291 2025. Adoptive parents' experiences of birth parent contact in the years after placement. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science 74 (5) , pp. 2487-2506. 10.1111/fare.70032

Liao, Lois 2025. Social housing allocation using Gale-Shapley matching scheme: a case study of the London Borough of Southwark. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 10.1108/IJHMA-02-2025-0029

Lloyd, Harriet, Harris, Cerys, Cook, Leanne, Williams, Jennifer, Roderick, Layla, Price, Zoe and Diaz, Clive ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-9056 2025. ‘They get it, they’ve been through it’: how lived experience can shape understandings of peer parent advocacy. Social Sciences 14 (6) , 361. 10.3390/socsci14060361

Lowthian, Emily, Bedston, Stuart, Lee, Alex, Akbari, Ashley, Griffiths, Lucy, Crick, Tom and Forrester, Donald ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-5718 2025. Children’s early care experiences and their educational attainment: a population data-linkage study in Wales. Oxford Review of Education 10.1080/03054985.2025.2540036

Lyttleton-Smith, Jen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-2970, Burrows, Daniel, Sheehan, Lucy and Jones, Siôn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-6889 2025. Better than therapy: Exploring hedonic joy and its relationship to well-being for unpaid carers in Wales. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (6) , pp. 2696-2715. 10.1093/bjsw/bcaf067 Item availability restricted.

Mahesh, Sharanya, Tew, Jerry, Mitchell, Mary, Au, Kar-Man, Nicholls, Vicky, Quinn Aziz, Abyd, Johnson, Miranda and Vincent, T K 2025. What is Family and Group Conferencing for adults? Part 1: characterising the model and methods of enquiry. NIHR Open Research 5 (20) 10.3310/nihropenres.13811.2

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Difficulties with diversity: Reflections on representation in sandboxing studies. Visual Studies 40 (2) , pp. 192-193. 10.1080/1472586X.2025.2477404

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Visual Sociology 2nd edition Douglas Harper and visual methodologies: an introduction to researching with visual materials 5th edition Gillian Rrose [book review]. Visual Studies 40 (2) , pp. 179-191. 10.1080/1472586X.2025.2477401 Item availability restricted.

Marshall, Michael and Zhang, Meng Le 2025. Evaluating the effect of grant on affordable housing supply in England using a quasi-experiment. International Journal of Housing Policy 10.1080/19491247.2025.2482212

Meindl, Melissa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-0175 and Wilkins, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0385 2025. Can social workers forecast future actions, events, and outcomes? A study of referrals to children’s services in England. Child Care in Practice 31 (2) , pp. 321-335. 10.1080/13575279.2021.2001434

Opoku, Richmond, Judd, Natasha, Cresswell, Katie, Parker, Michael, James, Michaela, Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158, Hughes, Karen, Noyes, Jane, Bristow, Dan, Kontopantelis, Evangelos, Brophy, Sinead and Kennedy, Natasha 2025. Factors associated with childhood out-of-home care entry and re-entry in high income countries: A systematic review of reviews. Children and Youth Services Review 177 , 108467. 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108467

Purcell, Carl, Elliott, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-6913, Corliss, Cindy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-8798, Baginsky, Mary, Playle, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-1092, Rees, Alyson ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-4965 and Robling, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-036X 2025. Understanding the impact of regulatory reforms in children’s residential care: Findings from an evidence review. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care 24 (1) , pp. 123-147. 10.17868/strath.00092783

Roberts, Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-3549, Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855, Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413, Mathur, Vibhor, Lloyd, Harriet, Bezeczky, Zoe, Ablitt, Jonathan, Hick, Rod ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-0809, Johnson, Matthew and Sanders, Michael 2025. Innovative and ambitious or unrealistic and risky? Initial professional perspectives on the Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot. The British Journal of Social Work , bcaf124. 10.1093/bjsw/bcaf124

Stabler, Lorna, O'Donnell, Chloe, Forrester, Donald ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-5718, Diaz, Clive ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-9056, Willis, Simone ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-7651 and Brand, Sarah 2025. How might shared decision-making meetings reduce the need for children to be in care? A rapid realist review. Journal of Social Work 25 (1) , pp. 102-124. 10.1177/14680173241258891

Tew, Jerry, Mahesh, Sharanya, Mitchell, Mary, Au, Kar-Man, Nicholls, Vicky, Vincent, TK and Johnson, Miranda 2025. What is family and group conferencing for adults? Part 2: Developing programme theory. NIHR Open Research 5 , 34. 10.3310/nihropenres.13830.1

Varnish, Cody, Phillips, Alice R., Laxman, Shailaja Tallam, Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729, Halligan, Sarah L. and Button, Katherine S. 2025. The relationship between placement instability and mental health among careexperienced children and young people: a UK systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry 10.1192/bjp.2025.10375

Wilkins, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0385 and Bennett, Verity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-4124 2025. Making accurate judgements in child welfare: comparing ChatGPT with qualified social workers. Child & Family Social Work 10.1111/cfs.13304

Wilkins, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-0385 and Meindl, Melissa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-0175 2025. Can child protection social workers forecast future actions, events and outcomes? A case study of long-term work with five families. Child Care in Practice 31 (2) , pp. 301-320. 10.1080/13575279.2022.2118674

Worthington, Jessica and Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158 2025. The impact of political stance on UK newspaper coverage of child and family social work. The British Journal of Social Work 55 (1) , pp. 493-511. 10.1093/bjsw/bcae154

Book

Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413 and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. 2025. Experimental methods and children's social care: the contribution of randomised controlled trials. [The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials]. Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 10.4337/9781035327157

Book Section

Au, Kar-Man and Mahesh, Sharanya 2025. Strengths-based practice. Miller, R. and Mahesh, S., eds. Strengths-Based Practice in Adult Social Work and Social Care, Routledge, pp. 56-67. (10.4324/9781003424383-5)

Forrester, Donald ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2293-5718 and Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413 2025. Motivational interviewing in Islington: our first, worst, and most eye-opening trial. Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care: The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 86-97. (10.4337/9781035327157.00016)

Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158, Wood, Sophie and Meindl, Melissa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-0175 2025. The international evidence on Family Group Conferences. Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care. The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 29-42. (10.4337/9781035327157.00011)

Stabler, Lorna 2025. Signs of Safety – what is it, and what did the evidence say? Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care: The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 66-76. (10.4337/9781035327157.00014)

Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413 2025. ‘That's all very well, but if a child is at risk, you can stick your randomisation up your ****’: a brief history of trials in social work and UK children's social care. Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 6-20. (10.4337/9781035327157.00009)

Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413 and Bennett, Verity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-4124 2025. Go big or go home: trialling the Social Workers in Schools programme during a pandemic. Westlake, David, Sanders, Michael and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care: The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 107-120. (10.4337/9781035327157.00018)

Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413, Sanders, Michael and Hirneis, Vanessa 2025. Looking to the future – concluding thoughts. Sanders, Michael, Westlake, David and Hirneis, Vanessa, eds. Experimental Methods and Children's Social Care: The Contribution of Randomised Controlled Trials, Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2025, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 200-205. (10.4337/9781035327157.00024)

Conference or Workshop Item

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Building bridges: exploring how visual and creative methods can engender connections, overcome barriers and construct understandings. Presented at: International Visual Methods Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 18-20 June 2025.

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Creative approaches to research: reflections on the learning journey. Presented at: Creative Approaches to Public Health Research Seminar Series, Online, 26 March 2025.

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Innovations in creative research methods: insights and applications. Presented at: 7th Open Society Conference: Collaborative Digital Transformation for Social Inclusion: Innovation, Equity, and Global Lessons, Universitas Terbula, Indonesia, 14 October 2025.

Mannay, Dawn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4111 2025. Sandboxing: Qualitative interviewing with sand, objects and figures. Presented at: Communication, Culture, and Languages Department Seminar Series, Nantes, France, 13 November 2025.

Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729 2025. Exploring notions of victimhood through the narratives of criminally exploited children. Presented at: European Conference for Social Work Research 2025, Munich, Germany, 12-14 March 2025.

Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729 2025. “'Yes, but there are other children who are actually being abused”: Using simulation to examine how professionals identify and respond to child criminal exploitation. Presented at: European Society of Criminology, Athens, Greece, 03-06 September 2025.

Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729, Cserzo, Dorottya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-9427, Liao, Lois, Wang, Ting, Toby, Roshan and Evans, Hywel 2025. It’s going to change my practice: the secondary impact of a simulated case file exploration on professional decision making. Presented at: EUSARF: European Scientific Association On Residential And Family Care For Children And Adolescents., Zagreb, Croatia, 8 -12 September 2025.

Maxwell, Nina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-7729, Cserző, Dorottya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-9427, Liao, Lois, Wang, Ting, Toby, Roshan and Evans, Hywel 2025. Using Sankey diagrams to visually depict the service journeys of criminally exploited children. Presented at: ADR Conference: From records to research: Harnessing administrative data to enhance lives, Cardiff, Wales, 17-18 September 2025.

Waits, Charlotte 2025. Outstanding practice and the rhetoric of change: from an ethnographic study of leadership practice in child protection social work. Presented at: 14th European Conference for Social Work Research, Munich, Germany, 12-14 March 2025.

Monograph

Mathur, Vibhor, Roberts, Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-3549, Bezeczky, Zoe, Lloyd, Harriet, Vallis, Dimitris, Sanders, Michael, Pickett, Kate E., Johnson, Matthew, Hick, Rod ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-0809, Schroeder, Elizabeth, Fahr, Patrick, Petrou, Stavros, Lee, Hannah, Holland, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-3855 and Westlake, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-3413 2025. Basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot evaluation: second annual report, 2024 to 2025. [Project Report]. vol. 20/25. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/statisti...

Website Content

Powell, Shane, Evans, Lilly, Preter, Emilia and Diaz, Clive ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-9056 2025. Evaluation of the parental advocacy and information service. [Online]. Barnardos Ireland. Available at: https://www.barnardos.ie/learning-development/rese...