A five-month exploratory in-depth study was conducted in two sites in England with young people a... more A five-month exploratory in-depth study was conducted in two sites in England with young people age 8-17 years and adults with a professional or personal interest in health promotion within this age group. Over 90 young people and 40 adults, including parents, teachers, youth workers, health promotion officers, general practitioners and clinical staff, were interviewed. The study aimed to examine
After friends and relatives, childminders are the most common form of child care. This paper repo... more After friends and relatives, childminders are the most common form of child care. This paper reports the results from a postal survey of a nationally representative sample of over 1,000 childminders. Results are reported concerning childminders' training and employment ...
Children <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Society, 2006
Previous research has shown that children and young people who are looked after are vulnerable to... more Previous research has shown that children and young people who are looked after are vulnerable to poor life outcomes, including early pregnancy. This paper examines how experiences of being looked after may contribute to teenage pregnancy. Using in-depth interviews, data were ...
Recent policy has emphasized the need for advocacy services for children and young people, develo... more Recent policy has emphasized the need for advocacy services for children and young people, developments that have gone hand-in-hand with greater levels of participation of young people in decision-making. Advocacy for disabled young people is especially important, ...
The study was undertaken for a number of reasons: despite the relatively rapid increase in the nu... more The study was undertaken for a number of reasons: despite the relatively rapid increase in the number of advocacy services for children and young people over the last decade or so, relatively little is known about the extent to which advocacy makes a positive difference to the lives ...
A five-month exploratory in-depth study was conducted in two sites in England with young people a... more A five-month exploratory in-depth study was conducted in two sites in England with young people age 8-17 years and adults with a professional or personal interest in health promotion within this age group. Over 90 young people and 40 adults, including parents, teachers, youth workers, health promotion officers, general practitioners and clinical staff, were interviewed. The study aimed to examine
After friends and relatives, childminders are the most common form of child care. This paper repo... more After friends and relatives, childminders are the most common form of child care. This paper reports the results from a postal survey of a nationally representative sample of over 1,000 childminders. Results are reported concerning childminders' training and employment ...
Children <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Society, 2006
Previous research has shown that children and young people who are looked after are vulnerable to... more Previous research has shown that children and young people who are looked after are vulnerable to poor life outcomes, including early pregnancy. This paper examines how experiences of being looked after may contribute to teenage pregnancy. Using in-depth interviews, data were ...
Recent policy has emphasized the need for advocacy services for children and young people, develo... more Recent policy has emphasized the need for advocacy services for children and young people, developments that have gone hand-in-hand with greater levels of participation of young people in decision-making. Advocacy for disabled young people is especially important, ...
The study was undertaken for a number of reasons: despite the relatively rapid increase in the nu... more The study was undertaken for a number of reasons: despite the relatively rapid increase in the number of advocacy services for children and young people over the last decade or so, relatively little is known about the extent to which advocacy makes a positive difference to the lives ...
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