Children and Families Loneliness and Connected Communities Tackling Inequalities Let's talk about poverty stigma November 8, 2023 by cuwpadmin Poverty stigma – what is it, where does it come from and why are we working on it? “Having no money, having no food, it goes onto your mental health then makes that bad because you’re always constantly worrying about whether you’re going to get your gas and electric”. "I was mortified when I had […] Read more »
Children and Families Health and Social Care How might anti-smoking policies affect the rise in vaping? October 13, 2023 by cuwpadmin The increasing number of people using e-cigarettes, presents a significant policy challenge to governments in Wales, the UK, and elsewhere. We look at the differing measures governments around the world are putting in place. In the UK, 9.1% of adults reported using e-cigarettes in 2023, equal to around 4.7 million adults. Some see this as […] Read more »
Children and Families Health and Social Care Complex partnership arrangements are a barrier to effective support for children and families August 12, 2023 by cuwpadmin It has long been recognised that for the most vulnerable children, those at risk of going into care, the services that offer support must be provided in a coordinated and ‘joined-up’ way. This is both because of overlapping problems and needs, with the most frequently cited being the ‘trigger trio’ of substance misuse, domestic abuse, […] Read more »
Children and Families Youth Homelessness: Moving Towards Prevention April 9, 2020 by cuwpadmin WCPP’s reports on Preventing Youth Homelessness were published in 2018. Since then, we have been working with a range of stakeholders to communicate our key findings and to assist in the move towards a preventative system in Wales. Together with End Youth Homelessness Cymru, we convened an event on the 9th of March to provide […] Read more »
Children and Families Loneliness and Connected Communities Preventing youth homelessness in Wales January 11, 2019 by cuwpadmin To help develop our knowledge about what is currently being done in Wales on the prevention of youth homelessness, I was commissioned by the Wales Centre for Public Policy to carry out an initial mapping exercise of what interventions are in place in each of the 22 Welsh local authorities. In order to structure the […] Read more »
