How work with puppets is helping discussions around FGM
By Dr Natasha Carver. Talking about sexual intimacy with your partner – what you like, what you don’t like – can be...
Children’s voices, family transitions and everyday care – chairing sessions at ICFC 2025
Dr Gözde Doğanyılmaz-Burger, Senior Research Coordinator at the University of Bristol, reflects on the sessions she chaired...
Rethinking parenting, care and children’s roles in society: keynote speeches from ICFC 2025
The first International Child and Family Conference took place at the University of Bristol from 17 to 19 June 2025. It...
How to make sure the new grooming gangs inquiry is the last
Louise Casey’s recent report on grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation in England and Wales lays bare institutional...
Children need the freedom to play on driveways and streets again – here’s how to make it happen
Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children’s...
David Owen, 1961-2025.
In tribute to David Owen, Forum Member for the MSc in Social Work, who died on 21 February 2025, his colleagues Mark...
