Lead supervisor:
Dr Paul Rees 
Start date: October 2012
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Social Care, Social Work and Social Policy
Thematic Cluster:
Society and Well-Being Cluster
Looked After Children and birth family contact
This research project will investigate whether ‘contact’ between children who are looked after and their birth family impacts on the children’s development, stability, attainment, mental health, general well-being and aspirations. The project will examine the efficacy of using ‘contact’ purposely for the promotion of positive outcomes.