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Our Lives with Others: An evaluation of trauma, bereavement and loss developments at HMYOI Polmont
This report reports on a study conducted by CYCJ and the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, funded by The Robertson
CYCJ e-bulletin, October 2016
This month we’ve been: reviewing secure care, responding to offending in residential childcare and focusing on the positives.
Info Sheet 55: Care and Risk Management Guidance
The Care and Risk Management (CARM) Guidance for children aged 12 to 18 years who present a risk of serious harm is an appendix to
Secure Care in Scotland: Looking Ahead
Secure care is the most intensive and restrictive form of alternative care in Scotland. Though the numbers of children and young people secured each year
Movement Restriction Conditions (MRCs) and Youth Justice in Scotland: Are we there yet?
Movement Restriction Conditions (MRCs) were introduced in Scotland as part of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004. Although as highlighted by Orr (2013), their
Positive Youth Justice: Children First, Offenders Second: presentation
This presentation was delivered by Professor Stephen Case (Loughborough University) at a joint CYCJ/University of Strathclyde School of Social Work and Social Policy seminar on
EEI – ‘The clue is in the name’
Early and Effective Intervention (EEI) is based on the principles of Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC). The aim of this paper, written by
Developing Capacity and Improvement Group – June 2016
These notes are from the Developing Capacity and Improvement Implementation Group meeting that took place on June 1, 2016. The Implementation Groups were set up as part of
Evaluation of the Barnardo’s Safer Choices Missing Service
Research shows that children and young people who go missing from home are at a considerably higher risk of being harmed. In April 2013, in
