Study 1
The characteristics, outcomes and meanings of four types of permanent placement.
Belonging and Permanence: Outcomes in long-term foster care and adoption
Nina Biehal, Sarah Ellison, Claire Baker and Ian Sinclair
Special Guardianship in Practice
Jim Wade, Jo Dixon and Andrew Richards
Study 2
Protecting and promoting the well-being of very young children
Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect
Harriet Ward, Rebecca Brown and David Westlake
Study 3
Family Finding and Matching in Adoption
Linking and Matching: A Survey of Adoption Agency Practice in England and Wales
Cherilyn Dance, Danielle Ouwejan, Jennifer Beecham and Elaine Farmer
A second report is due to be published in Spring 2013
Study 4
Pathways to permanence for black, Asian and mixed ethnicity children
Pathways to Permanence for Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity Children
Julie Selwyn, David Quinton, Perlita Harris, Dinithi Wijedasa, Shameem Nawaz, and Marsha Wood
Study 5
Researching adoption support
Helping Birth Families: Services, Costs and Outcomes
Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar, Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young
Researching adoption support
Supporting direct contact after adoption
Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar, Christine Jones, Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young
Study 6
Enhancing adoptive parenting
Enhancing Adoptive Parenting:
A test of effectiveness
Alan Rushton and Elizabeth Monck
Study 7
Adoption and the Inter-agency Fee
Adoption and the Inter-agency Fee
Julie Selwyn, Joe Sempik, Peter Thurston and Dinithi Wijedasa
