Report No more standing in the shadows – treating the wounds of historic forced adoption
By Jeannot Farmer, 2023
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Report No more standing in the shadows – treating the wounds of historic forced adoption
By Jeannot Farmer, 2023
Blogs & conversations A Fellowship Journey - 10 Years on
Mark Walsh recently retraced his Fellowship journey to the USA, this time accompanied by his family. Here he reflects on what has happened since his original trip and what his Fellowship means to him.
By Mark Walsh, 2024
Blogs & conversations Suicide amongst police officers and staff is unfortunately too common
Sgt Laura Gibson works with Police Scotland’s Partnerships, Preventions and Community Wellbeing Division focusing on mental health and suicide prevention. A Churchill Fellowship took her to the United States to explore the wellbeing and resilience support and training offered to people working in law enforcement.
By Laura Gibson, 2024
Report The adultification of black girls in state care: perspectives
By Sylvia Ikomi, 2023
Report Transformative Philanthropy: A Manual for Social Change
By Fozia Irfan, 2020
Blogs & conversations Reading in prisons - why there are grounds for optimism
Ministry of Justice data shows that 57 per cent of adult prisoners have literacy levels below those expected of an 11-year-old.
By Richard Wakelin, 2024
Blogs & conversations Learning from Windrush: a kinship care context
As a kinship carer myself, for years I’ve been interested in my family’s dynamics, and have always been a little curious about what life would have been like had I been born in Jamaica.
By Sharon McPherson, 2023
Blogs & conversations Behind These Doors: humanising the people behind the headlines
I became a prison officer at 22. As a young woman starting my first proper job, I found those first few months tough. Intense, intimidating, even misogynistic at times. But I also found courage and hope. My nerves turned into confidence, and those months turned into years.
By Alex South, 2023
Fellows' updates October 2023 Fellow's update: Alex South
Churchill Fellow Alex South's (CF 2017) gripping journey as a prison officer revealed in 'Behind These Doors,' airs on BBC Radio 4 this week as the prestigious Book of the Week. Don't miss this powerful tale shedding light on the realities behind prison walls by listening to BBC Radio 4.
By Alex South, 2023