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CASCADE

@cascaderesearch.bsky.social

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Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) based at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. linktr.ee/cascaderesearch

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're pleased to be announcing a new project starting today, led by CASCADE researcher Lorna Stabler and funded by Health and Care Research Wales. Read more about 'Beyond Profit' on our website: buff.ly/HSceaBm #SocialCare #SocialWork | @lornastabler.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social (1/3)

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Can peer mentors help parents with substance use challenges? 🍃 This study evaluates the People Offering Parents Support (POPS) project. 🔗 cascadewales.org/research/eva... #ResearchWednesday

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Evaluation of People Offering Parents Support (POPS) – CASCADE

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

How can schools better support the mental health of care-experienced youth? 🧠 The WiSC study explores provision across Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/3zKPY99 #ResearchWednesday

Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges – the WiSC Study – CASCADE

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Have you listened to our new podcast episode yet? 📣 Last month we were joined by Angela Endicott to discuss her research around epistemic injustices in working with parents who use substances. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/IfwV7SA #ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch |

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Angela Endicott discusses issues of epistemic injustice around working with parents who use substances, in our latest podcast episode. 🎧 Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch | @researchwales.bsky.social | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

Exploring Child Welfare Practice with Parents who use Substances with Angela Endicott - ExChange Wales: Social care training & resource

Welcome to ExChange Wales. The podcast that brings leading researchers together with practitioners and service users to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences. Each participant…

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Our new podcast episode with Angela Endicott is out now! 📣 "If you can't evidence harm & neglect to that child, just because you have a piece of paper that somebody is drinking the equivalent of 4 cans a day, does that make them a bad parent?" Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... (1/2)

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Are frontline professionals equipped to apply new child protection guidance? 🧾 This study investigates how child sexual exploitation policy is understood and used in practice across Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/rMBvvLK #ResearchWednesday

Understanding the implementation of children’s social care policy in Wales – CASCADE

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

(2/2) In this month's episode, Angela Endicott discusses the epistemic injustice around working with parents who use substances. Subscribe to be notified about the new episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #WelshResearch | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social

ExChange Wales: Social care training & resource

Welcome to ExChange Wales. The podcast that brings leading researchers together with practitioners and service users to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences. Each participant…

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

One week to go! 📣 "The intricacies of how people use it... it needs to be listened to...and we need to have an open mind that they might just be telling us the truth." Subscribe to be notified about the new episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #Podcast

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Can advocacy help parents play a stronger role in child welfare decisions? This evaluation explores the NYAS Cymru model. 🔗 buff.ly/NxHbEu7 #ResearchWednesday

Evaluation of National Youth Advocacy Service Cymru parental advocacy project – CASCADE

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📣 Next episode: Weds17th Dec! "If people with lived experience don't have a seat at the table when we are designing & implementing these policies & interventions, then there will be no justice." - Angela Endicott 🎧 Subscribe to our podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

(2/2) This month we're joined by Angela Endicott, exploring the epistemic injustice around child welfare practice with parents who use substances. Subscribe to be notified about the new episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social

ExChange Wales: Social care training & resource

Welcome to ExChange Wales. The podcast that brings leading researchers together with practitioners and service users to share expertise, research evidence and care experiences. Each participant…

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

How do care-experienced young people get their voices heard in decisions about their lives? 🗣️ This study explores how advocacy services support meaningful participation in social care. 🔗 buff.ly/OoVeAXc #ResearchWednesday

Understanding how advocacy services support care-experienced young people to participate in decision-making. – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Does placing social workers in schools improve outcomes? 🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs. 🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS #ResearchWednesday

The SWIS Trial: An evaluation of school based social work – CASCADE

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

In 2022, CASCADE researchers launched a website for care-experienced young people in Wales, providing relevant tips & resources to navigate the transition to university and higher education. Visit the CLASS Cymru site - classcymru.co.uk #NCLM2025 @becomecharity.org.uk (1/2)

Care Leaver Activities and Student Support in Wales: a website and network to support care-experienced students and the people who work with them.

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

At CASCADE, we're pleased to be working on the Welsh Basic Income Evaluation, a 4-year project to explore a range of health, social and financial impacts of the scheme for care leavers. Read about the project: buff.ly/HND2H76 (1/2) #BasicIncome #WelshResearch #NCLM2025 | @BecomeCharity

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Did you catch our latest episode of our podcast? 🎧 "The most important bit is that... it's taken seriously as an issue and not just a humorous anecdote" Listen to our interview with Denise Turner about dealing with dogs in social work 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialCare #ExChangePod

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How can we better support looked-after children in the justice system? ⚖️ This study uses data and youth voices to explore solutions. 🔗 buff.ly/G28xdAB #ResearchWednesday

Looked after children in the youth justice system A mixed methods feasibility study – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Happy #NCLM2025! 💙 This week, have a read of our recent blog about our CASCADE trip to Melbourne where Rachael Vaughan and Louise Roberts were invited to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care. 📖 buff.ly/X3CEPrY #CareLeavers #CareExperience #SocialCare (1/3)

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This #NCLM2025, read about CASCADE project 'Supporting Parents in and Leaving Care' & the good-practice Charter co-produced with care-experienced parents to challenge stigma, discrimination & poor outcomes for young parents in & leaving care. (1/4) buff.ly/cljt5a1#Care... #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🎧 The newest episode of The ExChange Wales Podcast is out now! In this episode, we speak to Denise Turner about how we might be able to improve our attitudes and guidelines on how to deal with dogs within social work. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialWork #SocialCare

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

What services best support children exploited by criminal gangs? 🧒 This study explores referral routes, service pathways & outcomes. Led by Nina Maxwell. 🔗 buff.ly/3tEoYKX #ResearchWednesday

What are the service outcomes for criminally exploited children? – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

November is National Care Leavers' Month! 💜 We'll be sharing research & resources from across CASCADE & ExChange Wales that supports care leavers & highlights the voices of young people with lived experience. Keep an eye out on socials & find out more: buff.ly/8iriqRM #NCLM2025 #CareLeavers

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Our next podcast episode comes out *this* Wednesday! Subscribe on and be notified of upcoming episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 This month we talked to Denise Turner about the importance of being professionals in how we deal with dogs in social care. Here's a preview 👇 #SocialWork

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Do care-experienced young people get the mental health support they need? 🧠 This PhD explores service gaps and solutions by Bridget Handley. 🔗 buff.ly/CowvJ6r #ResearchWednesday

Falling Between the Gaps PhD studentship – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

One week to go! More info and how to sign up below 👇 #ParentalAdvocacy #SocialWork #SocialCare

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

What affects the chances of children’s successful reunification with their birth families from care? 🏠 This study explores reunification practices and outcomes in Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/C7Fo1yn #ResearchWednesday

Returning Home from Care – CASCADE

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Missed our webinar last week with Paul Andell? Catch it now on our YouTube channel: 📺 youtu.be/Tc1he6VA4vc You can also sign up to our final webinar for our Autumn conference series with Sarah Goff on the 4th November via our website: www.exchangewales.org/event/fallin... #SocialCare #CCE

Missing & Lost: Missing Children, Social Harm & Structural Violence - Paul Andell | ExChange Wales

In this webinar Dr Paul Andell discusses the phenomenon of children going missing from care, situating these experiences within wider frameworks of structural violence, social harm, and institutional…

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🎧 Have you listened to the new episode of our podcast yet? In our latest episode, Finn Madell & Steve Baguley discuss transitional safeguarding for children and young people and using MACE meetings to improve these processes. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialCare #CCE

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Last week we were joined by Sharon Maciver and Andrew Percival from Action for Children for a webinar on 'Strengthening the System for CEC: From Awareness to Action' for our Autumn conference. If you missed it, you can catch back on our YouTube channel! ➡️ youtu.be/XKxTkhuEzpw #SocialCare #SAFCEC

Strengthening the System for CEC: From Awareness to Action - Sharon Maciver | ExChange Wales

Across the UK, and particularly in Wales, there is growing awareness of the criminal exploitation of children, however practitioners remain confused about what truly works to support them. This…

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

How can we support children with a parent in prison? 🧒 This project explores needs and good practice across Wales. Led by Prof Alyson Rees. 🔗 buff.ly/nU2Mo0W #ResearchWednesday

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Register today! 👇 'Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme' 📅 Weds 12th Nov ⏰ 5pm (GMT) 📍 Online This session includes insight from professional & lived experience experts David Tobis, Kar Man Au & Clive Diaz. Find out more & sign up: buff.ly/7gkceN1

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🎧 Our latest podcast episode is out now! 'Improving Transitional Safeguarding' with Steve Baguley & Finn Madell Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... ... or on your podcast platform of choice! 🔉 #SocialCare #CCE #ExChangeWalesPod #TransitionalSafeguarding @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What’s the impact of police presence in schools? 🚓 This study evaluates how different models affect youth wellbeing and trust. 🔗 buff.ly/QhqPTDK #ResearchWednesday

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

WEBINAR: Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme 📣 David Tobis, P.h.D 📅 Weds 12th Nov ⏰ 5 - 6pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: buff.ly/EEKbB50 This presentation focuses on how to create & manage a parent advocacy programme that supports parents, helps families & improves child welfare systems.

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

ExChange Wales had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle & Richard from Grand Ambition about the production company's acclaimed stage play 'Hot Chicks', which tells a powerful story about child criminal exploitation in Swansea. 🎬 🎭 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/FrXygtOPgMs #CEC @grandambition.bsky.social

Interview with Michelle McTernan and Richard Mylan - Grand Ambition | ExChange Wales

ExChange Wales had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle and Richard from Grand Ambition about the production company's acclaimed stage play 'Hot Chicks', which tells a powerful story about child…

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

How does regulation affect residential childcare workers? 🏠 This study compares England and Wales to assess the impact on care quality. 🔗 buff.ly/wdT9rD5 #ResearchWednesday

The impact of regulation and registration on the residential childcare workforce: comparing England and Wales. – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Kinship care is more prevalent than foster care or adoption, but we know less about these families. This #KinshipCareWeek, check out our latest blog 'What we still don't know about kinship care' and get in touch with us about your priorities for kinship care! ➡️ buff.ly/PiJSF8n #KinshipCare

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Are outcomes in social care equal across ethnic and religious groups? 📊 This study uses linked data to uncover disparities in Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/UG55bpa #ResearchWednesday

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

📣 OCT - NOV 2025 - Autumn Conference 🍂 'Safeguarding Approaches for Criminally Exploited Children' Sign up to our free conference events today: buff.ly/QWHWkX3 (1/5) #SAFCEC #ExChangeWales #WelshResearch #CEC #SocialCare | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Watch the opening address of our Autumn conference by Dawn Bowden MS: Minister for Children and Social Care. 📺 Premiering today at 10am: youtu.be/kI9lehsnOd4 Sign up to our free conference events at www.exchangewales.org/safeguarding... #SAFCEC #CEC #SocialCare | @dawnbowden.bsky.social

Opening Address - Dawn Bowden MS | Safeguarding Approaches for Criminally Exploited Children

Opening Address for the ExChange Wales autumn conference: 'Safeguarding Approaches for Criminally Exploited Children' by Dawn Bowden, Minister for Children and Social Care. Find out more and sign…

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

What kind of advocacy helps parents most in child protection? 🗣️ This study compares peer vs. professional advocates across Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/vGNFsmN #ResearchWednesday

A mixed-methods evaluation of parental advocacy in Wales – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌍 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

Sharing and learning internationally – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🎧 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

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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

How can we improve the experiences and outcomes of autistic children in care? A mixed methods study of needs, services, and good practice – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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

What is good social work? How can we put people with lived experience at the heart of answering that question – CASCADE

CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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

For young people from young people – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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

The impact of Sure Start on health and social care – CASCADE

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CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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

Special guardianship families in Wales: Experiences and support needs (Nuffield Foundation) – CASCADE

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