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Highlight 6: a new MoJ evaluation explores families’ experiences of the Private Law Pathfinder pilot, highlighting improved focus on children’s voices and domestic abuse support, alongside areas for further development in multi-agency working and follow-up.

Highlight 5: the Home Office has published a White Paper setting out proposals to reform policing, including 13,000 more neighbourhood officers and the creation of a new National Police Service. The plans aim to strengthen local visibility and national coordination.

Highlight 4: a new joint inspectorate report explores how local agencies respond to young children affected by #domesticabuse. It highlights examples of strong child-centred practice alongside areas for improvement in recognition and coordination.

Highlight 3: a new report from the Department for Education explores the experiences of young people growing up in adoptive and special guardianship families, highlighting common mental health needs, gaps in support, and the importance of stable relationships.

Highlight 2: A series of new evidence reviews from the @disabilityunit.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy explores disabled people’s lived experiences of #socialcare, housing, education and public attitudes, highlighting variation in support and ongoing barriers to inclusion.

Highlight 1: we’re pleased to share our evaluation of the YJB’s Prevention and Diversion Assessment Tool which explores early implementation across Youth Justice Services, highlighting strengths-based shifts in practice alongside practical challenges.

Here's February's edition of the Cordis Pulse summarising key developments in #socialcare #childrensservices and #criminaljustice. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/cordis-...

Are you interested in using evidence-based research to improve outcomes in health and social care, criminal justice, domestic abuse, multiple disadvantage and employment? If yes, please consider applying to join Cordis Bright as a Researcher. www.cordisbright.co.uk/join-us

Highlight 3: A new cross-government strategy aims to halve violence against women and girls over the next decade, with a focus on prevention, justice reform and survivor-centred support. #vawg

Highlight 2: From co-producing with over 14,000 young people to setting ten action areas across wellbeing, skills & inclusion, the Government’s new 10-year Youth Matters strategy sets out long-term priorities for young people in England.

Highlight 1: We welcome the UK Government’s A National Plan to End Homelessness, setting out long-term action to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping. Our work continues to explore what effective, person-centred housing support looks like across local areas in England.

Here's January's edition of the Cordis Pulse which summarises research and policy in our key sectors. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/cordis-...

Evaluation of the Changing Futures programme The evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Changing Futures programme on people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It also aims to examine how changes at a wider system level affect the way ...

MHCLG and @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Changing Futures Programme has generated learning for others who are seeking to change local systems to better support people experiencing multiple disadvantage. Check out systems change learning practical guide here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Evaluation of the Changing Futures programme The evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Changing Futures programme on people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It also aims to examine how changes at a wider system level affect the way ...

MHCLG and @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Changing Futures Programme has supported progress towards better partnerships and join-up at strategic and commissioning levels in local systems, though the pace of change was slower than hoped. Check out our evaluation reports here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Evaluation of the Changing Futures programme The evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Changing Futures programme on people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It also aims to examine how changes at a wider system level affect the way ...

MHCLG and @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Changing Futures Programme has contributed to changes in service delivery through workforce development and multi-disciplinary teams engaging and influencing other services. Check out our final evaluation reports here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Evaluation of the Changing Futures programme The evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Changing Futures programme on people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It also aims to examine how changes at a wider system level affect the way ...

MHCLG and @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Changing Futures Programme has improved quality of life and outcomes for people experiencing multiple disadvantage who were supported through the programme. Check out our final evaluation reports here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Highlight 5: a new Home Office report looks at how frontline police respond to #domesticabuse incidents involving children, drawing on surveys, case studies and young people’s experiences. The findings highlight current practice and areas of variation.

Highlight 4: a Ministry of Justice evaluation explores early learning from the Intensive Supervision Courts pilot, which uses a problem-solving approach to support people with complex needs in the community.

Highlight 3: the Department for Education has published an early evaluation of #RegionalCareCooperatives, exploring how pathfinder areas are approaching joint commissioning and placement sufficiency.

Highlight 2: A new report from @scie.org.uk explores how co-production can support innovation in #socialcare, drawing on a UK-wide survey of over 800 people. While many see its potential, experiences vary across groups.

Highlight 1: Unpaid carers can face large Carer’s Allowance overpayments from small earnings breaches. A new independent review highlights inconsistent systems and challenges for carers juggling work and care.

Here's December's edition of the Cordis Pulse that summarises key policy and research in #childrensservices #adultsocialcare and #criminaljustice. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/cordis-...

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Here's November's edition of the Cordis Pulse - a digest of recent policy and research in #adultsocialcare #childrensservices and #criminaljustice. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/cordis-...

Our 2025 Looked After Children stress test is out now, which explores national and local trends. Given the @nao.org.uk recent report on children’s residential care, which reveals national pressures but not local variation, this update is especially timely. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/looked-...

Highlight 3: the UK Health and Security Agency’s latest report calls for inclusive, people-centred health protection – led by lived experience. Trust, accessibility & peer roles are central to better outcomes. #CordisPulse

Highlight 2: DfE’s new evidence reviews highlight what works in identifying & supporting children with SEND in mainstream schools. #CordisPulse

Reducing children's involvement in violence: what works in policing Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

Highlight 1: • We’re working with @youthendowmentfund.org.uk to understand what works in policing – to prevent children’s involvement in violence.
Police colleagues in England & Wales: please share your insights & help shape future practice!
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October's edition of the Cordis Pulse is now available. It summarises recent policy and research reports in children's services, adult health and social care, and criminal justice. www.cordisbright.co.uk/news/cordis-...

Children so often experience domestic abuse long before it becomes visible to wider family, friends, or services; with crucial opportunities to respond earlier being missed, and the long-lasting impacts throughout life overlooked. Restart has been designed to address these gaps and ensure that families experiencing domestic abuse are identified and responded to earlier, and child and adult victim-survivors can remain safe and together. - Kyla Kirkpatrick, Director of the Drive Partnership

"By collaborating with practitioners, survivors, and delivery partners, we’ve been able to identify the ways in which Restart is already working, where the challenges lie, and how to design evaluations that are robust, proportionate, and useful. The next step is to translate these insights into practical improvements; strengthening data, refining delivery, and co-designing evaluation approaches that are both meaningful and grounded in lived experience." - Dr Kathryn Lord, Principal Consultant, Cordis Bright

Our feasibility study found that Restart shows promise in providing early support to families experiencing #DomesticAbuse.

💬 @cordisbright.bsky.social's Kathryn Lord & @drivepartnership.bsky.social's Kyla Kirkpatrick's reflect on the programme's potential.

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