New report calls to tackle mental ill-health among children in care, in research led by Dinithi Wijedasa from @UoBSPS, which found 1 in 5 children in care were self-harming and at risk of mental ill-health.
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A new report published by University of Bristol sheds light on the mental health of children and young people in care in England during the pandemic, with one in five self-harming and being at risk of mental ill health. UoBris PolicyStudies Dinithi Wijedasa CoramBAAF

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New report calls to tackle mental ill health among children in care, in research led by Dinithi Wijedasa from @UoBSPS, which found one in five were self-harming and at risk of mental ill health 👇
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Excited to hear my UoBris PolicyStudies colleague Dinithi Wijedasa present her keynote talk at BPS DECP annual conference (31st Mar - 1st Apr)

Dinithi will discuss the mental health of children and YP in state care in England

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Finally, we have Dinithi Wijedasa talking about a mixed-methods study of adoption disruptions in England and Wales. #cscdug

Dinithi Wijedasa raises a key point about the nature and availability of pertinent variables and the implications of lack of pertinent variables on predictive analytics... #CSCDUG

Final presentation of the day Dinithi Wijedasa presents findings from adoption disruption research #CSCDUG

Dinithi Wijedasa now highlighting how we can maximise the value of children’s social care data #adoption #CSCDUG

Rees Centre @IOE_TCRU Children’s social care data seminar with Nikki Luke and Jenny Woodman. Looking forward to discussions and seeing some familiar faces Claire Baker Dr Linda Cusworth Dinithi Wijedasa Chance for researchers and analysts to discuss and share learning! #data

Thank you Alex Kwong Alex Kwong for the support and for your great presentation on mental health trajectories yesterday! x.com/asfkwong/statu…

Alison Park Professor Alison Park thank you so much for coming all the way to Bristol to talk about CLOSER! x.com/parkali/status…

The number of #Children growing up in the care of relatives in the UK is growing - New #policybriefing w/Dinithi Wijedasa from our Hadley Centre for #Adoption & #FosterCare Studies #kinship #grandparents x.com/policybristol/…

Great to discuss our new Kinship Care: State of the Nation 2017 Survey on BBC Radio Wales. Dinithi Wijedasa research - nearly 10,000 children in kinship care in Wales, 60% raised by grandparents grandparentsplus.org.uk/news/kinship-c…

We have a full house Using secondary data in research funded by Economic and Social Research Council University of Bristol

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‘Govt should place duty of care on local authorities to assess and provide statutory support for children in kinship care and their families’ Dinithi Wijedasa GrandparentsPlus

'Government strategies on poverty & deprivation should address kinship carers specifically' Dinithi from University of Bristol #reimaginingkinshipcare

I in 49 children in poorest areas are living in #kinshipcare . Stark reality of link between prevalence of kinship care and poverty from Dinithi UniBristol at GrandparentsPlus Reimagining Kinship Care Conference

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