Our health consultants develop a range of practice notesbriefings and other resources to support our members in their work with children and young people in care.


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Making the case for better mental health support for children in care

James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of Policy, Research and Development, shares reflections on a key report that has been launched this week. ‘Increasing access to evidence-informed mental health service provision for children in care in England – National recommendations for change’ was authored by Professor Rachel Hiller alongside key academic authors and contributors and has been supported by CoramBAAF, UCL and UK Trauma Council.

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Concern about the cuts in funding to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

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Re-thinking domestic abuse in child protection: A call for change

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Major NHS England changes to improve health services

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Annual Health Conference 2025

We are delighted to announce our Early Bird Sale for this year’s CoramBAAF Annual Health Conference. Book now to join us on 30 June 2025 at Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ.

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Putting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at the heart of health services for children in care

The annual health conference is a key event in the calendar of medical advisers, doctors and nurses working with care experienced and adopted children. It is a conference that brings together practice and ideas that are current, relevant to you, and which matter.

We are all aware of the huge pressures facing the NHS and social care. Our programme is geared toward helping professionals to navigate these challenges by highlighting the pathways toward better care for children and young people.

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Getting started in: Health’s role in fostering, adoption and kinship

21 May 2025 | 9am - 9.55am | Zoom
As the UK’s leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care we want to equip professionals like you with the knowledge, best practices, and resources needed to improve the lives of children and young people.

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Medical advisers for adoption and fostering update day

4 November | 9.45am - 3pm | Online via MS Teams
We will use the day for updates on recent changes to national guidance or legislation and any changes to CoramBAAF advice. There will be opportunities for you to pose your questions, as well as seek peer review from other MAs in smaller group time. The session will include a look at implications of any pertinent child safeguarding practice reviews or court rulings, National Adoption strategies and Kinship strategies.

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Podcast episode

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Episode 21| The impact of the online world on the mental health of care-experienced children

Dr. Vicki Walker shares her belief that everyone working in education, the police, social care, and the third sector has a role in setting an example and taking action. Vicki and Jane’s work is creating tools for social workers and children’s social care professionals to start conversations with children and young people about the online world and their mental health.

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Episode 16 | Post adoption depression

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Episode 9 | What is a health assessment?

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The CoramBAAF health group provides our members with a forum to improve standards of practice for health professionals working in adoption, fostering, kinship and child care practice.

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Join our practice forums

CoramBAAF’s practice forums provide our members with a unique opportunity to discuss professional practice and share knowledge and expertise with colleagues.

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Our forums will help you to keep up-to-date about national policy and law, contribute to policy development, and refer topics and examples of good practice to CoramBAAF’s advisory committees.

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