Creating a place for us: an overview of the FICE young people's conference 2004 by Irene Stevens

The participation of children and young people in the recruitment of residential child care staff in Scotland by Helen Kay, Irene Stevens

“…In 2004, the Scottish Executive commissioned research from the Scottish Institute of Residential Child Care (SIRCC) to identify current recruitment practices in residential child care. …”

Care to learn? The educational experiences of children and young people who are looked after by Alison Ritchie, Elizabeth Morrison, Steven Paterson

“…The aim of the project was to develop new materials to assist local authorities to improve educational outcomes for looked after and accommodated children and young people, and to implement the recommendations of the Learning with Care inspection report (Scottish Executive, 2001). …”

Playing it safe? Staff and young people's views about play opportunities in residential care by Lorraine McGuinness, Irene Stevens, Ian Milligan

Good enough care? Looking after sexually abused young people in residential settings by Autumn Roesch-Marsh

Exploring the barriers and facilitators to health research with children and young people who are looked after by Hannah Dale, Lorna Watson

Children and young people in care until age 26: a must for improved outcomes by Duncan Dunlop

Risk factors in cases of known deaths of young people with experience of care: an explanatory study by Craig Cowan

Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The topic of the 2/2018 and 1/2019 double issue will be: “How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people?” We welcome submissions to the issue 2/2018 and 1/2019 that illuminate the complex relationship between young people and political parties and trade unions. …”
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Creating stimulating environments for young people in residential care: the Israeli youth village 'ecological' model by Emmanuel Grupper

A qualitative study of support for young people who self-harm in residential care in Glasgow by Judith Piggot, Charlotte Williams, Stephen McLeod, Joanne Barton

“…Indeed, this study in Glasgow found that one-third of 13-17 years olds in residential care had self-harmed and that 10 per cent of young people in residential care used self-harm as a coping strategy when distressed compared to less than 1 per cent of young people in the general population (Scottish Health Feedback, 2001). …”

Book reviews: Rethinking residential child care: Positive perspectives. Mark Smith, Bristol, Policy Press, 2009. 209pp, ISBN 978-1 -86134-908-8 by Pat Petrie

Book reviews: Preamble by Laura Steckley

Care leavers' engagement with services: motivational factors which sustain a positive relationship by Marina Amaral

Playing it safe? Staff and young people's views about play opportunities in residential care: practitioner review by Natasha Robinson

'A different way to look at things': the development of consultancy in a residential service for children and young people by Andrew Kendrick

'Hard to know what to do': how residential workers experience the mental health needs of young people by Judith Furnivall, Philip Wilson, Rosaline S. Barbour, Graham Connelly, Graham Bryce, Louise Phin

“…This paper aimed to describe the experiences and perspectives of residential child care practitioners in dealing with the mental health difficulties of the children for whom they are responsible and to compare their experience with that of other professionals. it draws on the findings of the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) which surveyed a wide range of professionals who worked regularly with young people but whose main focus of work was not mental health. …”

Ethics: also for young people? Exploring the explicit imparting of ethics as a possible approach in social education by Terje Halvorsen

Developing a policy for sexual health education for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and learning disabilities by Diane Ballantyne

Barriers and facilitators in delivering a new model of sexual health service for young people who are looked after by Hannah Dale, Lorna Watson

“…Many factors contribute to the poorer health of looked-after young people, including abuse, neglect, frequent change in placements, and poor adult role-modelling, along with a frequent history of socio-economic deprivation (Grant et al., 2002; Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2004; Scottish Healthy Care Network, 2007). …”