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Mechanisms That Promote and Support Family Preservation for Children at the Edge of Care: A Realist Synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Redgate, S., Smart, D., Barrett, S., Barron, C., Burns, S., Frost, H., …McGovern, R. (2024). Mechanisms That Promote and Support Family Preservation for Children at the Edge of Care: A Realist Synthesis. SAGE Open, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241260998

Children in care of the state are amongst the most disadvantaged in society. They have often experienced adverse childhood experiences leading to their care entry including abuse and neglect. Longitudinal data suggests problems children in care of th... Read More about Mechanisms That Promote and Support Family Preservation for Children at the Edge of Care: A Realist Synthesis.

Embracing children’s Voices: Transforming Youth Justice Practice Through Co-production and Child First Participation (2023)
Book Chapter
Burns, S., & Creaney, S. (2023). Embracing children’s Voices: Transforming Youth Justice Practice Through Co-production and Child First Participation. In S. Case, & N. Hazel (Eds.), . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19272-2_12

A radical change to youth justice practice has taken place, through which Child First is quickly becoming orthodox and dominant. In this chapter, the authors document its rise at the point of service delivery. This chapter evaluates the efficacy of C... Read More about Embracing children’s Voices: Transforming Youth Justice Practice Through Co-production and Child First Participation.

Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice (2023)
Journal Article
Creaney, S., & Burns, S. (2023). Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice. Youth Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254231156844

The Child First Participation agenda in England marks a paradigm shift in youth justice. This solidifies a commitment to democratising decision-making processes with children. Drawing on interviews with children and professionals, this article explor... Read More about Freedom From Symbolic Violence? Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Practices in Youth Justice.

Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation (2023)
Journal Article
Burns, S. (2023). Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation. Safer Communities, 22(2), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1108/sc-09-2022-0042

Purpose
This study aims to explore adult professional’s role using the conceptual framework of co-production. It proposes that when adult professionals recognise children’s expertise, they can form equal, interdependent partnerships as co-constructo... Read More about Exploring partnerships with justice-involved children in Hong Kong: the role of social workers and barriers towards transformation.

Interventions to Reduce Parental Substance Use, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Problems, and Their Impacts Upon Children’s Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Reviews and Evidence Mapping (2023)
Journal Article
Barrett, S., Muir, C., Burns, S., Adjei, N., Forman, J., Hackett, S., Hirve, R., Kaner, E., Lynch, R., Taylor-Robinson, D., Wolfe, I., & McGovern, R. (online). Interventions to Reduce Parental Substance Use, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Problems, and Their Impacts Upon Children’s Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Reviews and Evidence Mapping. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, Article 152483802311538. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231153867

Introduction: Children exposed to parental intimate partner violence and abuse, mental illness, and substance use experience a range of problems which may persist into adulthood. These risks often co-occur and interact with structural factors such as... Read More about Interventions to Reduce Parental Substance Use, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Problems, and Their Impacts Upon Children’s Well-Being: A Systematic Review of Reviews and Evidence Mapping.