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Religions, 2021 All children need permanent and secure homes in which they can explore their identities and evolve as human beings, citizens, and family members, and within which can they have a sense of security, continuity, stability, and belonging.
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor +2 more
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The impact of providing a continuum of care in the throughcare and aftercare process
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2010 This paper is based on the findings of a piece of practitioner research. The research examined the impact of providing an aftercare service to young people supported by one voluntary organisation as they make the transition from being 'looked after and ...
Caroline Chittleburgh
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Inclusion of looked after children in education
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2015 This paper will describe a piece of research carried out in a Scottish local education authority on the inclusion of looked after children. Key themes pertinent to this vulnerable group were identified through data gathered from looked after children ...
Claire Leslie
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International Journal of PediatricsUnaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) experience a high burden of infectious diseases (IDs) and are a highly vulnerable population group with significant mental, physical, social and developmental needs.
Holly Tarn, Michelle Bond
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Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2009 This national resource pack has been published by NHS Health Scotland. The main aim of the pack is to support those caring for looked after and accommodated children in residential and foster care settings throughout Scotland. Presented in A-Z format (in
Irene Stevens
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Searching for the holy grail – excellent staff and carers who work with children
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003 Since Utting's report, Children in the Public Care (1991), Warner's seminal report, Choosing with Care (1992) in England and Wales, and Another Kind of Home (Skinner, 1992) in Scotland, social work managers responsible for recruiting and selecting staff ...
Kate Skinner
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik +5 more
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Looked after children and further education in Scotland : a briefing paper [PDF]
, 2011 The paper begins with a brief account of the Scottish education system and the further education college sector in particular. This account is set within the wider policy context of providing opportunities for some of the least academically qualified ...
Duncalf, Zachari, Connelly, Graham
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Care to learn? The educational experiences of children and young people who are looked after
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003 In January 2002, the Scottish Executive commissioned a consortium of agencies to carry out the Learning with Care project. The aim of the project was to develop new materials to assist local authorities to improve educational outcomes for looked after ...
Alison Ritchie +2 more
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