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As the national What Works Centre for Children and Families, we use our expertise to comment on topics including children affected by domestic abuse, parenting support, strengthening family networks and care leavers.   

If you are a journalist and would like to find out more about our work or receive press releases, please get in touch.

You can reach our Press Officer Charlotte Kelsted at press@foundations.org.uk

In office and out of hours press office number: 07773 647 480 

Our spokespeople 

Dr Jo Casebourne is the Chief Executive of Foundations. Jo has spent more than 25 years leading research on how government and public services can best support children and families.  

Jo has appeared on BBC News, Daily Politics on BBC Two, Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC news, Talk Radio and a range of local radio stations. She is regularly quoted in articles in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The Telegraph, Children and Young People Now, Nursery World and LocalGov

Donna Molloy OBE is the Deputy Chief Executive at Foundations. Donna’s has led national programmes to support children and families in a range of Whitehall roles. She currently works extensively with policymakers in Whitehall departments, sector organisations and those leading services in local areas. Donna has previously provided commentary in the Guardian, Times Radio, Woman’s Hour, LBC news and local radio. 

Foundations was formed through the merger of What Works for Children’s Social Care and the Early Intervention Foundation. 

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New report highlights effectiveness of Family Group Conferences as government moves to mandate family-led decision-making in Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Bill 

Foundations Calls For Major Shift In How Evidence Is Used To Support Families, As New Guidebook Launches 

New Evidence Shows Mentoring And Befriending For Care Experienced Children Improves Mental Health, Reduces Offending And Helps To Keep Families Together  

Chief Executive Dr Jo Casebourne responds to new government moves to transform family and parenting support

Dr Jo Casebourne responds to “It’s Silent”: Race, racism and safeguarding children report

Foundations and partners launch new research to fill data gaps on Family Group Conferences 

New evidence reveals parenting support can help reduce harm to children and strengthen parenting skills of parents facing adversity  

Dr Jo Casebourne responds to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Shifting the Scales report

Donna Molloy OBE, Deputy Chief Executive of Foundations, responds to today’s announcement that the Government’s Start for Life programme funding will be extended until March 2026

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Evidence ratings:

Rated 2: Has preliminary evidence of improving a child outcome from a quantitative impact study, but there is not yet evidence of causal impact.

Rated 2+: Meets the level 2 rating and the best available evidence is based on a study which is more rigorous than a level 2 standard but does not meet the level 3 standard.

Rated 3: Has evidence of a short-term positive impact from at least one rigorous study.

Rated 3+: Meets the level 3 rating and has evidence from other studies with a comparison group at level 2 or higher.

Rated 4: Has evidence of a long-term positive impact through at least two rigorous studies.

Rated 4+: Meets the level 4 rating and has at least a third study contributing to the Level 4 rating, with at least one of the studies conducted independently of the intervention provider.

Rating has a *: The evidence base includes mixed findings i.e., studies suggesting positive impact alongside studies, which on balance, indicate no effect or negative impact.

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