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Improving Lives and working collaboratively with all stakeholders to improve the lives of children and families

Publications and Reports

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Newborn babies in urgent care proceedings in England and Wales

Pattinson et al 2021

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Newborn babies in urgent care proceedings in England and Wales Summary

Pattinson et al 2021

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Uncovering private family law: who's coming to court in England?

Cusworth et al, 2021

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Uncovering private family law: Who’s coming to court in England? Summary

Cusworth et al 2021

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Latest News & Events

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New book launch recording: 'A Watershed Moment for Social Policy and Human Rights? Where next for the UK Post-COVID’

Tuesday 3rd August 2021

New article: Scaling up research on family justice using large-scale administrative data: an invitation to the socio-legal community

Monday 2nd August 2021

New article: COVID-19, Inter-household Contact and Mental Well-Being Among Older Adults in the US and the UK

Tuesday 27th July 2021

Our Projects

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Permanently Progressing? Phase Two: Middle Childhood

December 2020 - September 2024

The Family Justice Data Partnership (FJDP)

January 2019 - June 2023

Born into Care: Towards inclusive guidelines when the State intervenes at birth

September 2019 - August 2022

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Centre for Child and Family Justice Research @ChildFamJustice

Important new article by the lovely @dr_yanghu - face-to-face contact maintained mental health and minimised loneliness in older people during Covid https://t.co/P0lnQIIkgr 1 week ago

Centre for Child and Family Justice Research @ChildFamJustice

New report by the Family Justice Data Partnership, and led by @rhodrijohnson : health vulnerabilities of parents in care proceedings in Wales Available here: https://t.co/d56Z0g1N4g 1 week ago

Centre for Child and Family Justice Research @ChildFamJustice

Fantastic news - congratulations Becky! https://t.co/sbDuaZv4ia 1 week ago