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Secure children’s homes – how do we know if they work?

Richard Martin Pates (University of Worcester, Worcester, UK)
Rebecca Hannah Harris (Hillside Secure Children’s Home, Neath, UK)
Millicent Lewis (Department of Forensic Psychology, Kingston University, London, UK)
Sumayah Al-Kouraishi (Briarwood School, Bristol, UK)
David Tiddy (Hillside Secure Children’s Home, Neath, UK)

Journal of Children's Services

ISSN: 1746-6660

Article publication date: 8 December 2020

Issue publication date: 17 February 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to examine the need for outcome research in secure children’s homes, explaining the problems for young people and how we can remedy this.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a discussion paper raising issues of importance as to who these children are, what is provided and how well they work in providing what is a very expensive service.

Findings

There is a great need to investigate the efficacy of secure children’s homes by assessing outcomes.

Originality/value

As far as the authors are aware, this topic has not been previously discussed in academic journals.

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Acknowledgements

Authors would like to thank all the highly skilled care and teaching staff for the difference the make to the lives of the children in this secure children’s home. Conflict of interests: Although RH and DT are paid to work at this SCH there are no financial interests in this paper or the outcomes of research. There are no conflicts of interest to report by any of the authors.

Citation

Pates, R.M., Harris, R.H., Lewis, M., Al-Kouraishi, S. and Tiddy, D. (2021), "Secure children’s homes – how do we know if they work?", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-04-2019-0027

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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