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18.02.2026 11:43 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join our WhatsApp channel for a new way to stay up to date with our research and events while on the move.
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13.02.2026 11:43 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
CHART OF THE MONTH
This month we look at publicly funded mediation, which has seen a substantial decline since 2013, with a 60% drop in assessments over 12 years, and a halving of successful agreements.
Read more on our website now: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker
26.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
This new report will highlight the experiences of both young people and professionals, providing insights and perspectives as to how the meetings might work better.
We will share updates on our LinkedIn and BlueSky when the report is published on our website.
16.01.2026 12:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CHART OF THE MONTH
This month, NFJO's Associate Director (Research and Data) Dr Eleanor 'Ellie' Ott explores the data in more detail in a blog post.
Read more here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/news/whos-in...
17.12.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
For this month's Seeding Change story we spoke to the team at YMCA Leicestershire and The Y Theatre about their work with the young people who come to live in supported housing.
Read the article here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/how-ym...
16.12.2025 14:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In this month's Seeding Change story we'll be learning about how YMCA Leicestershire and The Y Theatre create environments of support and empowerment for young people in supported housing.
Available on our website soon. Keep an eye out for further updates.
03.12.2025 10:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
CHART OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER
November is #NationalCareLeaversMonth. In this month's chart of the month we look at what data tells us about care leavers' pathways into higher education, where vocational pathways are more common
Explore the data: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/data-tracker
25.11.2025 15:14 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Shocking number of children in care live without consistent love of an adult
Lisa Harker of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, analyses figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care.
"We would not tolerate these circumstances for our own children, so why do we allow it for children who are in the care of the state?"
NFJO Director Lisa Harker analyses new figures on supported accommodation and what they mean for children in care
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24.11.2025 09:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
WEBINAR TODAY - 12:00 - 13:00 (Online)
What words do you think come to mind for parents when they think about their relationships with social workers?
Join us as we discuss changing reported negative dynamics between parents and professionals working in children’s services.
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18.11.2025 10:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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These new briefing papers highlights learning points from a peer collaborative convened by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory focused on improving support for for children in complex situations.
18.11.2025 10:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
We've noticed some new followers so wanted to share some information about how we work at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Read more here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/about
10.10.2025 14:26 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
NEW STORY COMING SOON
In our latest Seeding Change article we will be looking at how HOPE Boxes are reducing trauma and maintaining connections when newborn babies and their mothers are separated
The story will be available to read on our website soon
30.09.2025 10:06 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our new briefing paper 'Residential family assessment centres: Data trends and questions' examines the patterns around the increasing number of new registrations of residential family assessment centres across the country.
Read more here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/res...
30.07.2025 09:03 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
NEW BRIEFING PAPER - AVAILABLE NOW
'Residential family assessment centres: Data trends and questions'
Read and download the paper here: www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/res...
29.07.2025 11:21 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This new briefing paper will be available to read and download in full on our website very soon.
We will also be sharing highlights from the paper across our Bluesky and LinkedIn.
28.07.2025 15:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Generation abandoned? - Nuffield Foundation
Young people in care are being left further behind: we need to examine why care is not providing the right foundation for adulthood
In the UK, 93% of 16-year-olds stay at home with their families. They can’t vote, drive, or get a credit card, so it’s little surprise they’re not ready to live independently.
In this article Lisa Harker explores how it’s a very different story for children in the care system - ow.ly/kvLO50WntBK
15.07.2025 14:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Speaking on the Family Law Week podcast Anne*, one of the young people who contributed to the development of the toolkit, explains why judges writing to explain their decisions to children can be so valuable.
Listen to the podcast in full here: lnkd.in/eHXejzQA
10.07.2025 11:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Earlier this year, the President of the Family Division, the Rt. Hon. Andrew McFarlane published a toolkit for judges to help them in writing to the children involved in the cases before them.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
10.07.2025 11:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Good data is a vital part of a just and effective family justice system. In any organisation, the choices about what is measured reflect priorities; in Lord Darzi’s words, ‘What gets measured, get managed’.
Read more from this newly published report : www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/chi...
04.07.2025 08:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NEW PAPER
Good data is a vital part of a just and effective family justice system. Reliable, meaningful data not only enables people to track progress against aims and objectives but also brings transparency to how the system operates.
www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/chi...
03.07.2025 06:47 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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