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Children's participation in LAC reviews: A study in one English local authority (2014)
Journal Article
Pert, H., Diaz, C., & Thomas, N. (2017). Children's participation in LAC reviews: A study in one English local authority. Child and Family Social Work, 22, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12194

Although the law in England and Wales requires a child's wishes and feelings to be heard in LAC (Looked After Children) reviews, there remains limited research into how far this is achieved. This study interviewed 25 children and 16 foster carers to... Read More about Children's participation in LAC reviews: A study in one English local authority.

Vocational rehabilitation in mental health services: Evaluating the work of a social and therapeutic horticulture community interest company (2014)
Journal Article
Fieldhouse, J., Parmenter, V., & Hortop, A. (2014). Vocational rehabilitation in mental health services: Evaluating the work of a social and therapeutic horticulture community interest company. Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 18(3), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-01-2014-0002

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on an action inquiry (AI) evaluation of the Natureways project, a time-limited collaboration between an NHS Trust Vocational Service and a voluntary sector horticulture-based community interest company... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation in mental health services: Evaluating the work of a social and therapeutic horticulture community interest company.

Working with refugees and asylum seekers: The role of the health visitor (2014)
Journal Article
Lawrence, D. M. (2014). Working with refugees and asylum seekers: The role of the health visitor. Journal of Health Visiting, 2(2), 72-78. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2014.2.2.72

Health visitors have reported feeling ill-prepared for the complexities of working with refugees and asylum seekers (Drennan and Joseph, 2005). This paper highlights some of the main physical and mental health issues that health visiting teams are li... Read More about Working with refugees and asylum seekers: The role of the health visitor.