Sarah Stephen-Smith

Supporting YWG (aged 16-25) with experience of care 💚🤍💜 Tweets my own. R/T not endorsement.

[Advance @AdvanceCharity]

Have you seen our new film yet? 'I Love My Loud Voice' tells the stories of five young people affected by domestic abuse, exploring the impact it had on them and the support they received from Advance.

Watch and share to help us raise awareness 🧡 https://t.co/yOYVjCgOUK

[Advance @AdvanceCharity]

Why is gender- and age-specific support for young women on #probation so important?

Find out in this great blog by @Agenda_alliance about the pilot Youth to Adult hub in Newham, delivered by @MOPACLdn in partnership with Advance.

Read here 👉 https://t.co/SsM0a6K0y4

[Sarah Stephen-Smith @sstephensmith]

@ctur282388 @NiamhatMU @MaynoothUni @cuskellk @JaneFenton8 @JanePye @SWANsocialwork @NiamhatMU what is the best way to request access?

[Right Resolution CIC @RightResCIC]

Following on from our Christmas Hamper Appeal. We have set a #amazon #wishlist
Please support our appeal to give that extra special gift this #Christmas to the #careleavers we support

Amazon List: https://t.co/EDQyAneXdr

#MakingaDifference

[Sarah Stephen-Smith @sstephensmith]

@_LisaCherry I had a similar experience following my own diagnosis last year. Shocking.

[Innovation_Unit @Innovation_Unit]

Wonderful to be at @ncasc23 this week✨

We work with partners to enable children and young people to thrive by ensuring families facing adversity can access help and support quicker and earlier👐🏽

Find out more about our Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme ⤵️

[Level Up @we_level_up]

📚 New book on pregnancy and new motherhood in prison!

The brilliant @midwifeteacher & @LucyBaldwin08 have published an essential new book featuring the voices of pregnant women & mothers in prison.

Order it here:

https://t.co/qzzpQHfZo2

[Sarah Stephen-Smith @sstephensmith]

Bridging the gap with Transitional Safeguarding https://t.co/kb9jk10JYF via @researchIP

[Unbound @unboundsocials]

This collection gives voice to diverse experiences including foster care, adoption, kinship care and semi-independent living, among others. #NCLW23

Edited by @RebekahPierre92, out in April 2024. Pre-order your copy now: https://t.co/3IBSF6l4F6

[Jules 🦢 @JuliaISwann]

"It is not possible to create the conditions where children can know love in systems where there is an absence of it." 💓 @carlenefirmin @jennyalloyd

[Sarah Stephen-Smith @sstephensmith]

Safeguarding Young People beyond the Family Home - an open access book. Download here. https://t.co/SoQOMoClkD

[Kristine Langhoff @kehickle]

There is no formula for writing/recording/communicating info about young people in a trauma-informed way but @InnovateProj research helped us identify some helpful things to consider. Check out this amazing graphic @MichiMathias created to help us share our learning 👇

[Sarah Stephen-Smith @sstephensmith]

What does healthy look like? This resource (and podcast) from @safelives_ will help start conversations with young people about relationships
https://t.co/9MtxUZAZFM

[Nuffield Family Justice Observatory @NuffieldFJO]

Our 'Born into Care: best practice guidelines' were created through collaboration with practitioners with different experiences in the family justice system

Here, Claire Mason, Senior Research Associate @LancasterUni, explains more: https://t.co/H506tmGokI

[the social work action group @swactionuk]

for parents who have experience of social work interventions —

what could social work services CHANGE about how they operate which would have the biggest and most POSITIVE impact on families?

#parentproject

[NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) @NYASServices]

Too many care experienced mothers in Wales face child protection proceedings because of their time spent in care. ‍🤰🏽

They feel broken, beaten down.

Our new campaign, #TrustUsToCare, demands they be trusted to care for their own children. 💜

Learn more: https://t.co/E12IXF74eC

[IMO @imo_latest]

In celebration of #NationalCareLeaversWeek2023, we have put together some top tips for #careexperienced young people navigating life.

Check it out here:

https://t.co/a1e5unLyna

#cep #careleaver

[ABIANDA @Abianda1]

We appreciate this great image from @_LisaCherry @TICSltd. How we speak about young people makes a difference in their lives. We need to be thoughtful about our language to ensure that it heals, not harms, the person we are working alongside.
#Language #YouthWork #TraumaInformed

[Become @BecomeCharity]

Welcome to National Care Leavers' Week 2023, where we're calling on everyone to show you CARE:

👏 Celebrate care leavers
📣 Amplify their voices
🚧 Raise awareness of challenges
💜 Encourage change in policy & practice

Use #NCLW to get involved 💜 https://t.co/HLcKCM4CAp

[Family Rights Group @FamilyRightsGp]

NEW! 🚨

To mark the start of #CareLeaversWeek, we are launching our #BuildNotBreak campaign.

Because everyone should have a loving support network throughout their life.

Use our handy tool to email your representatives 👇
https://t.co/uhhtTzifNK

Watch to learn more 👇