Research Fellow at @uclpals.bsky.social / honorary at Anna Freud. Researching the mental health of #care-experienced young people. #Coproduction. Relationships for care-experienced people. #mixed-methods Ex-Physics teacher. Puffin Enthusiast #crohnshttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3lltmcocy7c24Did you know that more than half of the research studies in the UK including children living in care between 2012-24 did not report children's #ethnicities? This was one of the surprising findings of our #systematicreview out this week in the British Journal of Social Work https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf06602 Apr 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltmcocy7c24https://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3ljk4ewlq2s2cRecently we heard that our book has been bought by @abshirecouncil.bsky.social for every one of the >150 primary schools in their area. That's a lot of care-experienced children getting a chance to hear their stories told. More thoughts here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eva-sprecher-2150b04a_careexperienced-trust-fostercare-activity-7302614839225450497--2bK?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAApWHDEBvnnEHseXDe-o2i4IDevNraYxkVY [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljk4ewlq2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3ljk3vbrk6c2cWhat happens when you bring together care-experienced people, a care-experienced illustrator, a foster carer, an author, and researchers? You get a co-created illustrated children's book about #trust in #fostercare with @corambaaf.bsky.social Check it out 👇 https://corambaaf.org.uk/books/where-did-my-dinosaur-go04 Mar 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljk3vbrk6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3ljk2x5bkpk2lLast year I attended the @mhrincubator.bsky.social writing retreat and it was the most supportive, protected time for writing I had all year. I also learnt so much from the fantastic speakers and hosts, including @cathycreswell.bsky.social - can't recommend enough. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljk2x5bkpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3lgpf5sh5xs2fI had the pleasure of speaking as a keynote at #UKPTS2025 last week - was proud to represent the voices of care-experienced people who have generously contributed to this work and discuss why providing children in care access to the best evidenced assessment and support is vital.27 Jan 2025 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgpf5sh5xs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/easprecher.bsky.social/post/3ldqcbfk4v22mVery much looking forward to sharing the learning we have developed alongside care-experienced people about supporting CEYP mental health in an evidence-informed way. A complete privilege to get to speak on this work at @ukpts.bsky.social 's 2025 Conference in Leeds [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:quebaf7msxpo44fnsluio2mo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqcbfk4v22m