Children, Young People and Families
In keeping with the themes of this year's 'International Eradication of Poverty Day', Anna Tarrant considers the impact of poverty on fathers and looks at the ways society can support fatherhood and challenge negative stereotypes. …Read more
This paper from Families, Relationships and Societies, considers how research on families living in poverty, specifically those in Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic, is often at risk of objectifying the poor or blaming them for their circumstances. …Read more
Frances Howard puts forward a powerful case for the value of youth arts programs, whilst acknowledging the inequalities and social issues that can take place within them. …Read more
Carlene Firmin speaks to Jess Miles about extra-familial risks and harms and how our social work system was only ever designed to protect children within their homes. She suggests practical steps to allow us to offer safeguarding and wider social work responses to risks beyond families.…Read more
The pandemic has significantly altered the experiences of families of prisoners and how they maintain contact with their loved ones in prison. Maria Adams looks at new questions thrown up by the replacement of prison visits by video calls.…Read more
Carl Purcell, co-author of 'Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools', discusses the impact on schools of the tension between safeguarding and educational responsibilities, amid contradictory policies imposed on them.…Read more
Gary Craig, co-editor of The Modern Slavery Agenda, looks at how Mo Farah revealing his story now has raised public consciousness about slavery.…Read more
Fran Amery discusses the impact of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on access to abortion and how the work done by grassroots organisations like AidAccess and Women on Web will have a vital role to play moving forward.…Read more
Based on their Journal of Poverty and Social Justice article, Traute Meyer and Paul Bridgen look at the effects of the post-Brexit immigration system on the household incomes of migrant workers.…Read more
Chris Pierson, author of 'The Next Welfare State?' shows that the welfare state alone cannot realise social change – even if that social change is nothing more adventurous than reducing child poverty.…Read more