Imagine this: one minute you’re playing quietly in your room, and the next you’re hurt without knowing why. You go to school not knowing who you’ll go home to. You don’t know if
We’ve had more conversations recently about Families First thinking and strategy development. Alongside structural redesign, one question keeps surfacing: As we reshape Family Help systems, how are we ensuring children are heard within
What Young People Want in 2026: Themes Shaping Their Needs As 2025 wraps up, many care providers have shared what they’ve learned from the young people they support this year. These insights are
How a new approach is reshaping support for children and families. After spending a few days at NCASC last week, one theme kept coming up in conversation – the shift toward Families First
Listening to children should be simple. The reality is that it often isn’t. Every practitioner knows how important it is to understand how children are feeling, hoping for and worries about. Strong relationships
VoxCon 2025: Celebrating 10 Years of participation and looking ahead This year marks a decade since we first set out to help change the way children and young people are heard within services
