Children, Young People and Social Care Analytical Newsletter

Produced by Education Analytical Services Division Scottish Government

Welcome to the Children, Young People and Social Care Analytical newsletter. This publication is produced quarterly by the CYPSC analytical services unit within the Scottish Government. The newsletter serves to highlight articles, publications, reports, news and events that we have found to be particularly interesting over the past three months and that have relevance to the children, young people and social care policy area. We focus primarily on content relevant to Scotland and the UK. For each item included, we provide web-links to sources and also mark each item should it be linked to a particular policy area(s) for ease of reference. A topic key is provided on each page. The newsletter is primarily targeted at Scottish Government staff but is also available externally via the CYPSC web page and Scottish Government publications list. Please feel free to circulate. We want this newsletter to be useful to you and would therefore welcome any feedback that would help to make the newsletter even better. Please use the email addresses below to get in contact with us. As we approach the holidays, on behalf of the CYPSC analytical service unit have a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year! December 2009 Issue 23

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Inside the December 2009 issue... Analytical Publications

Scotland UK and International 3

Other Documents of Interest

Scotland UK and International

Recent Announcements

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Forthcoming Events

Key: for ease of reference, we have colour-coded each of the links contained within the newsletter to correspond to significant policy areas, where appropriate. The key is repeated at the bottom of each page. C&F EYP YJ LAC Ad YW Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services Early years and parenting inc luding family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools Youth justice inc luding Childrens Hearings Looked after children Adoption Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and

volunteering

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Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All of the above

Analytical publications
Scottish C&F Research Publication: Evaluation of the Scottish Government Childrens Services Womens Aid Fund: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/09/29160758/0 C&F HMIe Report: How Well Do We Protect Scotlands Children: A report on the findings of the joint inspections of services to protect children 2005-2009: http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/publication/hwpsc.pdf C&F - Shelter Scotland Report: Eviction of Children and Families: the impact and the alternatives: http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/223672/Evictions_Nov09 _Shelter.pdf C&F Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Childline Scotland report: Untold Damage: childrens accounts of living with harmful parental drinking: http://www.work-interactivetest.co.uk/UserFiles/File/Reports%20and%20Briefings/Untold%20Damage%20ful l%20report.pdf C&F EYP Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration (SCRA) report: Children aged under two years referred to the Childrens Reporter: http://www.scra.gov.uk/cms_resources/Children%20under%20two%20years%20r esearch.pdf EYP Scottish Government Statistics: Pre-School and Childcare Workforce Statistics 2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/10/27114140/0

C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

LAC National Residential Child Care Initiative: Higher Aspirations, Brighter Futures Overview Report: http://www.sircc.org.uk/sites/default/files/NRCCI_Overview_web.pdf Matching Resources to Needs Report: http://www.sircc.org.uk/sites/default/files/MRN_Report_web.pdf Commissioning Report: http://www.sircc.org.uk/sites/default/files/NRCCI_Commissioning_Report_Web.pd f Workforce Report: http://www.sircc.org.uk/sites/default/files/NRCCI_Workforce_Report_Web.pdf All Scottish Government Statistics: Children Educated Outwith School 2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/256436/0076144.pdf All Scottish Government Statistics: Destinations of Leavers from Scottish Schools: 2008/09: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/292767/0090357.pdf All Scottish Government Report: Changing Professional Practice and Culture to Get It Right for Every Child: An evaluation of the development and early implementation phases of Getting It Right for Every Child in Highland 2006-2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/292706/0090352.pdf All Measuring Mental Distress of Young People since 1987. Community Care, N1795, 12 Nov, pp24-25. (Scottish Government staff can access this article via the library) UK and International C&F NSPCC Child Protection Register Statistics: Annual summary of child protection register for England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/statistics/child_protection_register_statist ics_wda48723.html C&F Joseph Rowntree Foundation Literature Review on Children, Young People and Alcohol (part one): Influences on how children and young people learn about and behave towards alcohol: http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/children-alcoholuse-partone.pdf C&F Joseph Rowntree Foundation Literature Review on Children, Young People and Alcohol (part two): Alcohol Prevention Programmes: http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/alcohol-prevention-progs-parttwo.pdf
C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

C&F The Childrens Society Research Report: Hidden Children separated children at risk: http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/resources/documents/media/18843_full.pdf C&F New Estimates of the Number of Children Living with Substance Misusing Parents: results from UK national household surveys. BMC Public Health, V9 N377 2009 pp1-22: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-9377.pdf C&F Barnardos Research Report: Whose Child Now? Fifteen years of working to prevent the sexual exploitation of children in the UK: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/whose_child_now.pdf C&F EYP Barnardos Research Report: Every Night You Cry: The realities of having a parent in prison: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/191009_every_night_you_cry.pdf C&F EYP Poverty, Maternal Depression, Family Status and Childrens Cognitive and Behavioural Development in Early Childhood: a longitudinal study. Journal of Social Policy, V38 N4 Oct 2009 pp569-588 (Scottish Government staff can access this article via the library) C&F EYP Children and Adolescent Research Unit (CAHRU) report: Young Peoples Health in Great Britain and Ireland: http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/cahru/news/YoungPeoplesHealth_GB&Ireland.pdf C&F LAC Ofsted Report: Care and Prejudice: A report of childrens experience by the Childrens Rights Director for England : http://www.rights4me.org/content/beheardreports/348/Care%20and%20prejudice %5B1%5D.pdf EYP Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Summary: Working Better: Fathers, Family and Work Contemporary Perspectives: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/uploaded_files/research/fathers_family_and_ work.pdf YJ Prison Reform Trust Report: Vulnerable Defendants in the Criminal Courts: a review of provision for adults and children: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/uploads/documents/courtreport.pdf
C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

YJ HM Inspectorate of Prisons Report: Children and Young People in Custody 2008-2009: an analysis of the experiences of 15-18 year olds in prison: http://www.justice.gov.uk/inspectorates/hmiprisons/docs/Children_and_Young_People_in_Custody_2008-09_rps.pdf LAC Ad DCSF Statistical Release: Children Looked After in England (up to March 2009): http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000878/index.shtml LAC SWS National Foundation for Educational Research Report: Provision of Mental Health Services for Care Leavers: transition to adult services: http://www.nfer.ac.uk/nfer/publications/LAT01/LAT01.pdf Ad Mixed Ethnicity, Identity and Adoption: research, policy and practice. Child and Family Social Work, V14 N4 Nov 2009 pp431-439. (Scottish Government staff can access this article via the library) YW SWS ONS Statistical Release: UK Labour Market Stats October 2009: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/lmsuk1009.pdf All - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction report: The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs: http://www.espad.org/documents/Espad/ESPAD_reports/2007/The_2007_ESPAD _Report-FULL_091006.pdf All DCSF research brief: Anti-Social Behaviour Family Intervention Projects: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RBX-09-16.pdf All DCSF Report: Commissioning, Delivery and Perceptions of Emergency Accommodation for Young Runaways: http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/DCSF-RR181-R.pdf All Department for Culture, Media and Sport Statistics: Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport headline findings from the 2008/09 Taking Part child survey: http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/0809_Child_Baseline_report.pdf All DCSF Report: Risky Behaviour and Social Activities: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR173.pdf
C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

Other Documents of Interest

Scotland C&F YJ Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration Annual Report: http://www.scra.gov.uk/cms_resources/FINAL%20Annual%20Report%2008%2009 %20web.pdf EYP HMIe Report: Positive Starts, Positive Outcomes: the Early Years Framework: http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/publication/eyfltpspo.html All Scottish Government publication: Practical Guidance on Consulting, Conducting Research and Working in Participative Ways with Children and Young People Experiencing Domestic Abuse: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/284756/0086482.pdf All Scottish Government publication: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scottish Governments detailed response to the UN Committees concluding observations: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1124/0090342.pdf UK and International C&F EYP YJ Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Interim Report: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/go/news/news_1938.html EYP It Didnt Always Work: low income childrens experiences of changes in mothers working patterns in the UK. Social Policy and Society, V8 N4 Oct 2009 pp503-513. (Scottish Government staff can access this article via the library) YJ Department of Health publication: Healthy Children, Safer Communities: a strategy to promote the health and well-being of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digital asset/dh_109772.pdf LAC Ofsted Report: Childrens Messages to the Minister: A report of childrens contributions to the 2009 ministerial stock take of care, by the Childrens Rights Director for England: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-andresearch/Browse-all-by/Care/Children-s-rights/Children-s-messages-to-theMinister
C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

Recent Announcements
C&F Home Office: Knife Crime Campaign: New advertising: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/detail.aspx?NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=407201&Subj ectId=2 C&F Scottish Government: New Hub of Child Protection Expertise launched: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/10/06115032 C&F Scottish Government: Announcement of funding to roll out the Caledonia System which provides a comprehensive approach in dealing with domestic abuse: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/10/29110911 C&F Scottish Government: Announcement of reforms to 24 hour child protection line to be staffed by qualified child protection professionals: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/11/25113301 EYP Scottish Government: Launch of Just Ask campaign, which aims to encourage and empower parents to find out about the help available to support children through difficult periods in life: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/11/02113910 EYP Department for Health: When New Mums Need Help Most figures released: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=46&NewsAreaId =2&ReleaseID=408073&SubjectId=36 YW Scottish Government announce Invest in an Apprentice Scheme: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/10/29094627

C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

Forthcoming events (ordered by date)

Ad British Association for Adoption and Fostering Conference: Is there a crisis in adoption and permanent post placement support? Lessons and learning from a one year project 19/01/10: http://www.baaf.org.uk/res/training/details/100119_conf.shtml All Inside Government Conference: The Child Health Strategy: Meeting the Needs of Children, Young People and Their Families 20/01/10: http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/children/child_health/ C&F EYP Community Care Conference: Safeguarding Children of Parents with Mental Health Issues 25/01/10: http://www.conferencesandtraining.com/en/Browse-Events/CommunityCare/Safeguarding-Children-Of-Parents-With-Mental-Health-Issues/ C&F International Social Service UK training event: Safeguarding Children Across Borders Challenges for best practice 26/01/10: http://www.issuk.org.uk/resources/training.php All Growing Up In Scotland (GUS) Data Workshop 26/01/10: http://www.crfr.ac.uk/gus/events.html LAC The National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) Conference: Understanding Residential Child Care: Valuing the effect and effectiveness of daily living 28/01/10: http://ncercc.eventbrite.com/ C&F Child Exploitation and Child Protection Conference: Young People with Sexually Harmful Behaviour 02/02/10: http://www.ceop.police.uk/training/conferences/ypconference.asp All - Research Methods Short Courses - Longitudinal data and analysis 2 Day Seminar 03/02/10: http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/events.asp?section=000100010004&page=2&item=880 LAC Scottish Institute for Residential Childcare (SIRCC) & Care Leaver Association (CLA) Conference: Looking Back, Moving Forward 03/02/10: http://www.sircc.org.uk/events/careleavers

C&F - Children and families including child protection, children of substance-misusing parents (old Hidden Harm agenda), childrens rights, and integrated childrens services EYP Early years and parenting including family support, Sure Start, pre-school education & childcare, extended schools YJ Youth justice including Childrens Hearings LAC Looked after children Ad Adoption YW Youth work including young peoples engagement / participation and volunteering SWS Social Work Services - education, training and workforce All All of the above

All Centre for Research on Families and Relationships Conference (CRFR): Families Today: Where are we now? 10/02/10: http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/familiestoday.html All Children in Scotland Conference: Looking Ahead with 20/20 Vision 22/02/10: http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk/html/tra_tshow.php?ref=1388 C&F Inside Government Conference: Working Together to Safeguard Children: implementing Lord Lamings recommendations 24/02/10: http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/children/child_protection/ LAC Ad Children in Scotland and Kibble Education and Care Centre Conference: Supporting Fostering in Scotland 23/03/10: http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk/html/tra_tshow.php?ref=1352 LAC Scottish Institute for Residential Childcare (SIRCC) National Conference: Building on Success Reflections and Visions 07/06/10 09/06/10: http://www.sircc.org.uk/node/1171 All Centre for Research on Families and Relationships Conference: Changing Families in a Changing World: 16/06/10 18/06/10: http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/intconference10/intconfindex.html

Acknowledgements:
We are grateful to the following sources and alerts used to compile this newsletter: 4 Nations Child Policy Network Centre for Longitudinal Studies Children in Scotland Community Care Institute for Public Policy Research Joseph Rowntree Foundation National Youth Agency National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children News Distribution Service Research in Practice Scottish Throughcare & Aftercare Forum Youthlink Youth Justice Board WiredGov

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