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@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: exchangewales.org/contact/ We look forward to staying connected with you! (2/2)

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)

Can peer mentors help parents with substance use challenges? 🍃 This study evaluates the People Offering Parents Support (POPS) project. 🔗 buff.ly/FqeLBkA #ResearchWednesday

How can schools better support the mental health of care-experienced youth? 🧠 The WiSC study explores provision across Wales. 🔗 buff.ly/3zKPY99 #ResearchWednesday

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: ticketsource.co.uk/sail-databank/…

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: 🎧buzzsprout.com/1788148/episod… #ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch

Angela Endicott discusses issues of epistemic injustice around working with parents who use substances, in our latest podcast episode. 🎧 Listen now: buzzsprout.com/1788148/episod… #ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch | @ResearchWales @CASCADEresearch @MElliott57 (2/2)

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: buzzsprout.com/1788148/episod…

✨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 ymchwiliechydagofalcymru.org/about/news/ins…

✨ @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 healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/ins…

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. 🔗 buff.ly/rMBvvLK #ResearchWednesday

(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: buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare | @ResearchWales @CASCADEresearch @MElliott57

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: buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #Podcast (1/2)

Can advocacy help parents play a stronger role in child welfare decisions? This evaluation explores the NYAS Cymru model. 🔗 buff.ly/NxHbEu7 #ResearchWednesday

📣 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: buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare

(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: buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare | @CASCADEresearch @ResearchWales @MElliott57

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. 🔗 buff.ly/OoVeAXc #ResearchWednesday

Does placing social workers in schools improve outcomes? 🏫 The SWIS trial evaluates this innovative approach across 21 LAs. 🔗 buff.ly/7d4BBHS #ResearchWednesday

@CLASS_Cymru @BecomeCharity You can also read about setting up the CLASS Cymru on the @ExChangeWales website: exchangewales.org/class-cymru-su… #NCLM2025 #CareLeavers #CareExperience | @BecomeCharity @CLASS_Cymru (2/2)

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 - classcymru.co.uk #NCLM2025 @BecomeCharity (1/2)