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The Scottish Government commissioned two research reports by CRFR staff and associates, on children and young people’s views on rights, and on child protection systems:

• Children and young people’s experiences of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the

Early childhood education and care provision: international review of policy, delivery and funding was prepared by CRFR for the Scottish Government: authors CRFR director Kay Tisdall and associate researchers Ingela Naumann, Caitlin McLean, Alison Koslowski, and Eva Lloyd from the … read more

Fiona Buchanan from the University of South Australia is a guest of CRFR this week. Her presentation from her fully booked seminar today (26 June) on “How domestic violence impacts on the forming of relationships between women and their babies: … read more

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The politics of neuroscience and early intervention “At the heart of early intervention is the assumption that poverty and disadvantage are personal failings associated with … read more

Thanks to everyone who took part in our international conference last week. Our events continue with two seminars from the Gender Based Violence Research Network on children, child contact and domestic abuse in Edinburgh and Glasgow on 18th and 19th … read more