CASCADE

Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) based at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

@exchangewales You can also keep up-to-date with regular news from us via our mailing list, which you can sign up to on the ExChange website: https://t.co/SQs3oflBIy

We look forward to staying connected with you! (2/2)

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

As of 31/03/26 we will be leaving X (formerly Twitter) & closing these channels.

CASCADE & @ExChangeWales will continue to post updates on LinkedIn and Bluesky, so please follow us on those platforms if you’d like to stay up-to-date with our projects, news, and events. (1/2)

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

Can peer mentors help parents with substance use challenges?

🍃 This study evaluates the People Offering Parents Support (POPS) project.
🔗 https://t.co/vEOx2n053N
#ResearchWednesday

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

How can schools better support the mental health of care-experienced youth?

🧠 The WiSC study explores provision across Wales.
🔗 https://t.co/0rZT5ShVzY
#ResearchWednesday

[SAILDatabank @SAILDatabank]

Join us for the next 𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 on Thurs, 15 Jan, 2026, 11am - 1pm

Theme: Driving learning & improvements around #education & additional learning needs through linked data research

Free tickets available at: https://t.co/MJgmEuYRDX

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

Have you listened to our new podcast yet? 📣

This month we were joined by Angela Endicott to discuss her research around epistemic injustices in working with parents who use substances.

Listen now: 🎧https://t.co/Tn65vJ1uRZ

#ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

Angela Endicott discusses issues of epistemic injustice around working with parents who use substances, in our latest podcast episode.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/Tn65vJ1uRZ

#ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch | @ResearchWales @CASCADEresearch @MElliott57 (2/2)

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

Our new podcast episode with Angela Endicott is out now! 📣

"If you can't evidence harm & neglect to that child, just because you have a piece of paper that somebody is drinking the equivalent of 4 cans a day, does that make them a bad parent?"

Listen: https://t.co/Tn65vJ1uRZ

[Ymchwil Cymru @YmchwilCymru]

✨Yn 2025, mae @CASCADEresearch yn dathlu blwyddyn o effaith:

• Enillodd Grŵp Cynghori ar Ymchwil Rhieni Wobr Cynnwys y Cyhoedd 2025
• Cyhoeddwyd yn y British Journal of Social Work
• Cryfhau ymchwil trwy brofiad bywyd

https://t.co/v8aggt74du

[Health and Care Research Wales @ResearchWales]

✨ @CASCADEresearch celebrates a year of impact:
• Parents Research Advisory Group won the 2025 Public Involvement Award
• Published in the British Journal of Social Work
• Strengthened research through lived experience

https://t.co/9KWta6ED3G

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

Are frontline professionals equipped to apply new child protection guidance?

🧾 This study investigates how child sexual exploitation policy is understood and used in practice across Wales.
🔗 https://t.co/HoPPmAixbq
#ResearchWednesday

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

(2/2) In this month's episode, Angela Endicott joins us to discuss the epistemic injustice around working with parents who use substances.

Subscribe to be notified about the new episode:
https://t.co/HOSorHsO4g

#SocialCare | @ResearchWales @CASCADEresearch @MElliott57

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

One week to go! 📣 Weds 17th Dec 🎧

"The intricacies of how people use it... it needs to be listened to...and we need to have an open mind that they might just be telling us the truth." - Angela Endicott

Subscribe:
https://t.co/HOSorHsO4g

#SocialCare #Podcast (1/2)

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

Can advocacy help parents play a stronger role in child welfare decisions?

This evaluation explores the NYAS Cymru model.
🔗 https://t.co/TYvEUrokpt
#ResearchWednesday

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

📣 Next ep: Weds17th Dec!

"If people with lived experience don't have a seat at the table when we are designing & implementing these policies & interventions, then there will be no justice." - Angela Endicott

🎧 Subscribe to our podcast:
https://t.co/HOSorHsO4g

#SocialCare

[@ExChangeWales @exchangewales]

(2/2) This month we're joined by Angela Endicott, exploring the epistemic injustice around child welfare practice with parents who use substances.

Subscribe to be notified about the new episode:
https://t.co/HOSorHsO4g

#SocialCare | @CASCADEresearch @ResearchWales @MElliott57

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

How do care-experienced young people get their voices heard in decisions about their lives?

🗣️ This study explores how advocacy services support meaningful participation in social care.
🔗 https://t.co/hZZmk0C8oh
#ResearchWednesday

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

Does placing social workers in schools improve outcomes?

🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs.
🔗 https://t.co/51YH5sKZtV
#ResearchWednesday

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

@CLASS_Cymru @BecomeCharity You can also read about setting up the CLASS Cymru on the @ExChangeWales website: https://t.co/1VASOkLlBZ

#NCLM2025 #CareLeavers #CareExperience | @BecomeCharity @CLASS_Cymru (2/2)

[CASCADE @CASCADEresearch]

In 2022, CASCADE researchers launched a website for care-experienced young people in Wales, providing relevant tips & resources to navigate the transition to university and higher education.

Visit the @CLASS_Cymru site - https://t.co/zW5hbSjlm8

#NCLM2025 @BecomeCharity (1/2)