The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory team are hosting an event in Manchester today ahead of the release of their new #BornIntoCare report out tomorrow. The report focuses on infants who are subject to care proceedings within the first week of life. #fjoinfants Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

A report based on research led by Lancaster University Sociology Department Lancaster University Professor Karen Broadhurst Karen Broadhurst OBE for Nuffield Foundation Nuffield Family Justice Observatory shows the number of newborn babies being taken into care at birth in England has doubled bbc.co.uk/news/uk-458060…

'Born into Care' full report available on the new Nuffield FJO website: nuffieldfjo.org.uk/report/born-in… #NuffieldFJO #bornintocare Karen Broadhurst OBE Centre for Child and Family Justice Research

#BornIntoCare demonstrates the value of improving the use of administrative data and research evidence in the family justice system - nuffieldfjo.org.uk/report/born-in…

Senior research associate @ClaireSMason from Lancaster University Sociology Department Lancaster University spoke to BBC Lancashire's Brett Davison last night about the Nuffield Foundation report on newborn babies being taken into care. You can listen in here on the iPlayer from 1:23: bbc.co.uk/radio/play/p06…

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) National Unit has secured funding to reopen. Judith Harwin, Lancaster Law and Crim found 58% of the mothers who used an FDAC did not return to misusing drugs or alcohol, compared with 24% who went through ordinary court. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-472351…

A Nuffield-funded independent evaluation of the pilot Family and Drug Alcohol Court (FDAC) published in 2014 found the FDAC more effective than ordinary care proceedings in treating parental substance misuse and reuniting families. Read more: nuffieldfoundation.org/news/family-dr…

One in five children under supervision orders harmed again within five years theguardian.com/society/2019/m…

Big news for the Nuffield FJO today! 1) The Director of the Nuffield FJO has been appointed: bit.ly/2TNgo6N 2) The new data partnership has been established bit.ly/2OFzI58. Nuffield Foundation Rees Centre Research in Practice Karen Broadhurst OBE Centre for Child and Family Justice Research

The Value of Administrative Data for the Family Justice System - Prof Anna Vignoles (@AnnaVignoles) and Judge Carol Atkinson - DSI Lancaster Distinguished Seminar Series - 18th June. All welcome - register now! Nuffield Family Justice Observatory FASS Research Lancaster University Dr Linda Cusworth Karen Broadhurst OBE @dr_yanghu

Really looking forward to this event - still a handful of tickets left - register now!

NEW: Newborn babies in urgent care proceedings in England and Wales. The latest in our #BornIntoCare series, it provides new evidence about the number of newborn babies and infants in care proceedings, and the frequency of urgent hearings in these cases. nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/newbo…

NEW: Health vulnerabilities of parents in care proceedings in Wales. An overview of health-based vulnerabilities experienced by mothers and fathers of children aged 0–17 across a 2-year period prior to involvement in section 31 care proceedings in Wales. nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/healt…

New report by Steffi Doebler published today: unpacking the differential impact of domains of area-level deprivation on the rates of infants in care proceedings in Wales. Important new information for policymakers and practitioners. Available here: ow.ly/K9nU50FBfMN

NEW: Explaining high rates of infants in care proceedings in deprived areas of Wales. This research aims to pinpoint the particular domains of deprivation associated with rates of infant entry to care in local authorities in Wales. Read the report ⬇️ nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/infan…

New report by the Family Justice Data Partnership published today by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory - what do we know about ethnic diversity in the family justice system in England? Bachar Alrouh Claire Hargreaves Dr Linda Cusworth Karen Broadhurst OBE ow.ly/Wto250JitH5 Lancaster SocialWork Lancaster Law and Crim Cafcass

New research out now - Vulnerable women who have experienced the trauma of care proceedings ... are still not being adequately supported to make positive changes and rebuild their lives Nuffield Family Justice Observatory SAILDatabank Population Data Science at Swansea University bit.ly/3gljqRn

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Child and Parent Outcomes in the London Family Drug and Alcohol Court Five Years On: Building on International Evidence | International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/lawfam/advance…

Congratulations to Centre for Child and Family Justice Research for winning the FASS award for Excellence in External Engagement and Impact, received on behalf of @ClaireSMason ! #loveLancaster