We have a clear approach – we will make a difference through:
- Generate and champion high-quality, actionable evidence about what works
- Influence local and national decision makers to use evidence to drive better decision making about services for families and children
- Increase demand for evidence about what works to improve family relationships and highlight evidence gaps that need to be filled.
Our four priority areas were selected because:
- tackling these issues could help overcome some of the biggest challenges facing children and families;
- they are relevant to current policy priorities;
- there is a need for further evidence either to be generated and/or consistently used in these areas; and
- there is the best potential for achieving impact.
We focus on achieving four child outcomes:
- That children are supported by their families to develop and thrive
- That they are safe at home
- That children, young people and their families stay together as much as is safely possible
- That children in care and care leavers have stable, loving relationships.
These outcomes are aligned with the National Framework for Children’s Social Care (NFCSC), because our work focuses on children who need targeted support to address family-level risks, children who experience harm or abuse in the home and children in care and care leavers.