By Lauren Page-Hammick, 2023
Children in care
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to improving the lives and outcomes of children and young people with experience of care. It is one of our current programmes for Fellowships, launched in 2023. It has been developed in partnership with the Hadley Trust, Coram Group and in consultation with our Children in Care working group. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates January 2025 Fellows' update: Lynn Snow
Dr Lynn Snow (CF 2023) has published a series of blogs for Coram.
By Lynn Snow, 2025
Blogs & conversations Adultifying Black Girls
Through my Churchill Fellowship, I explored how Black girls are adultified in state care – from their relationships with parents to social work practices and transitions to independent living. Travelling to the USA and Canada, I engaged with researchers and practitioners, uncovering how adultification affects Black girls and identifying potential solutions. My findings highlight the need to move beyond tick-box approaches in social work and recognise the strengths Black girls develop despite these challenges. I’m now sharing these insights through CPD sessions, campaigns, and my ongoing PhD, with the hope of driving meaningful change for children affected.
By Sylvia Ikomi, 2024
Fellows' updates December 2024 Fellows' update: Jeannot Farmer
Jeannot Farmer's (CF 2023) Churchill Fellowship report is highlighted in the introduction of Karen Constantine’s new book, Taken: Experiences of Forced Adoption.
By Jeannot Farmer, 2024
Fellows' updates November 2024 Fellows' update: Jeannot Farmer
Jeannot Farmer (CF 2023) was recently invited to share her Churchill Fellowship findings with Graduate Women Scotland.
By Jeannot Farmer, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sophia Alexandra Hall (CF 2023) has been shortlisted for the 2024 Women in Journalism Georgina Henry Award.
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Monica Lakhanpaul
Monica Lakhanpaul participated in the UCL Unheard Voices podcast, discussing the healthcare challenges faced by young people in care, particularly around mental health and trauma, alongside Claire Louise Agathou.
By Monica Lakhanpaul, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sophia Alexandra Hall’s (CF 2023) journalist toolkit, designed to support journalists working with care-experienced people, was highlighted in a comment feature she wrote for the Press Gazette.
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 2024
Report Media toolkit for journalists and care experienced people
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 2023
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Sophia Alexandra Hall
Sophia Alexandra Hall (CF 2023) recently shared her journey into journalism, how her personal care experience drives her passion for changing the narrative around it, and her Churchill Fellowship, as part of Sounddelivery Media's Future Voices network.
By Sophia Alexandra Hall, 2024