How can local authorities increase the likelihood that a family will accept an offer of a #FamilyGroupConference? 💭

Our new research shines a light on the experiences of families, to help us understand how local authorities can increase uptake 👉 foundations.org.uk/publications/fgc-family-experience

A Foundations branded graphic that reads: "An estimated 86% of local authorities have, or are developing, an FGC service". On the right hand side is a pie chart with two segments. The larger represents the proportion of local authorities with, or developing, an FGC service.

A Foundations branded graphic that reads: "Per local authority, FGC referrals ranged from 7 to 1,144, with an average of 220". On the right hand side is a bar chart showing two bars in orange, representing the highest and lowest values, and a bar in oatmeal, representing the average value.

A Foundations branded graphic that reads: "53% of referrals to an FGC service resulted in an FGC meeting". On the right hand side is a a doughnut chart which shows two segments, the larger of which represents the number of referrals resulting in an FGC meeting."

A Foundations branded graphic that reads: "Our data showed that only 1 in 10 referrals for an FGC took place at the pre-proceedings stage, before care proceedings were initiated". On the right hand side is a pictogram, which uses outlines of people to represent this statistic. One of the 10 images is coloured orange and the remaining nine images are coloured oatmeal.

Our new research found that, despite most local authorities in England having a #FamilyGroupConference service, referrals varied widely & only half resulted in an FGC taking place 🔎

📄 foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

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NEW REPORT 📢 Today we’ve published new research by @wearecoram.bsky.social, w/ @familyrightsgp.bsky.social & @lornastabler.bsky.social, exploring families' experiences of being offered a #FamilyGroupConference.

Read the report 👉 foundations.org.uk/publications/fgc-family-experience

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Find out more about our new rapid review on families' experiences of being offered a #FamilyGroupConference: why this work is important, what our review found, and how the findings will inform our ongoing work on FGCs:
foundations.org.uk/new-rapid-ev...

New report 📢 Today we've published a rapid evidence review looking at families' experiences of being offered a #FamilyGroupConference - the first step in our project w/
@wearecoram.bsky.social & @familyrightsgp.bsky.social on improving access to FGCs 🌟

Read now: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

ICYMI 🔔 Last week we published a report with Coram, Family Rights Group, Daybreak & Data to Insight, exploring how we can collect #FamilyGroupConference data on a national level. We also launched a national data collection on FGCs. Find out more: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

National data to track family-group conferences - CYP Now A national evidence collection has been launched on the use of family-group conferences (FGC) in decision-making about at-risk children, after research found inconsistencies in local authorities offer...

Yesterday we published a report with Coram, @familyrightsgp.bsky.social, Daybreak & Data to Insight, exploring how we can collect #FamilyGroupConference data on a national level. We also launched a national data collection on FGCs. Read more in CYPNow: www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...

NEW REPORT 📢 To help build a national picture on #FamilyGroupConference service provision, we've published a report, with Coram, @familyrightsgp.bsky.social, Daybreak & Data to Insight, exploring how we can collect FGC data on a national level.

Read the report: foundations.org.uk/our-work/pub...

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A Family Group Conference is an evidence based way of keeping children with their families.

PS it is also evidenced to save local authority money! Bonus. #familygroupconference #fgdm #familygroupdecisionmaking

ep 9 the why, what and how of family group conferences — Relational Activism this week, tim and rich explore the role of family group conferences (FGCs), focusing on how the concepts of "space and place" influence their dynamics and outcomes. they discuss the power of creating...

Relational Activism in Social Work podcast

ep 9 the why, what and how of family group conferences
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#FamilyGroupConference
#SpaceandPlace
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www.relationalactivism.com/podcast/ep-9...

Family VOICE: Family Group Conferencing for Children and Families – CASCADE

Some good news for FGC from the new policy paper "Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive." Family VOICE is another esearch to bring you some insights of FGC. The project is ongoing. #FamilyGroupConference #FGC #SocialWorkResearch #CASCADE

cascadewales.org/research/fam...

Family group conferences are solutions for children designed by people that know and love them

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Remember when Eastenders had a pre-birth family group conference for Lily and Ricky’s baby Charli?

Not a bad attempt to include FGC. And if Eastenders can do it in 2023, it would be great to see ALL local authorities offering #familygroupconference in 2025!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8F...

FGC for reunification
FGC for homelessness
FGC for family support
FGC for avoiding care
FGC for involving wider family
FGC for community safety
FGC for leaving care
FGC for domestic abuse
FGC for youth justice
FGC for planning

#familygroupconference #FGC
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