Publications

Your Life Beyond Care: The views of care leavers on their wellbeing : The Bright Spots programme Scottish pilot: Summary report

Anderson Micky, Young Emma, McGregor Sharon, Anderson Carol Ann, Ottaway Heather

(2026)

Your life beyond care: The views of care leavers on their wellbeing : The Bright Spots programme Scottish pilot

Anderson Micky, Young Emma, McGregor Sharon, Anderson Carol Ann, Ottaway Heather

(2026)

Your Life, Your Care: The views of children in care on their wellbeing : Summary report

Anderson Micky, McGregor Sharon, Young Emma, Anderson Carol Ann, Ottaway Heather

(2026)

Your Life, Your Care : The Views of Children in Care on their Wellbeing

Anderson Micky, McGregor Sharon, Young Emma, Anderson Carol Ann, Ottaway Heather

(2026)

The impact of health and social care integration on children and young people’s outcomes : what can be determined from Scotland’s administrative data?

Soraghan Joanna, McTier Alexander, Anderson Micky, Anderson Carol Ann, Young Emma, Bowman Adrian, Ottaway Heather

International Journal of Integrated Care Vol 25 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.9145

Understanding the role of the third sector in providing the support that children, young people and families need : Lessons from the Children’s Services Reform Research Study

Fowler Nadine, Manole Mihaela, McTier Alexander, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Anderson Carol Ann, Porter Robert Benjamin, Mackinnon Kate, Ottaway Heather

ISPCAN Congress 2025 (2025)

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Professional Activities

Barriers in transitioning from children’s to adult services for young people leaving care: Learning from research in Scotland

Contributor

10/9/2025

Prevention and early intervention services amid increasing challenges: insights from Scotland's children's services workforce

Contributor

10/9/2025

Stories from Strathclyde: Celebrating our work with children and young people

Participant

15/5/2025

Lifelong Links: Building Supportive Relationships for Children in Care in Scotland

Chair

17/10/2024

Re-connecting with children: supporting foster carer well-being

Speaker

22/3/2022

Scottish Government (External organisation)

Chair

2022

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Projects

Fife - Early Help & Support Services

Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator) McCreadie, Craig (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator)

10-Jan-2026 - 20-Jan-2027

Independent Review of Scotland's Legislative Framework for Children's Care

Norrie, Kenneth (Principal Investigator) Doyle, Kathleen Isobel (Principal Investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) McCreadie, Craig (Co-investigator) Quinn, Laura (Co-investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) Thomson, Vivien (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator) Doull, Kirsty (Co-investigator) McIver, Leanne (Co-investigator) Fowler, Nadine (Co-investigator) Orr, Rosanna (Co-investigator) McGregor, Sharon (Co-investigator) Thomson, Elizabeth (Researcher) Ottaway, Heather (Researcher) Mackinnon, Kate (Researcher) Anderson, Katherine (Researcher) Sillars, Lorraine (Researcher)

A research project commissioned by Scottish Government with the aim of gathering evidence to provide Scottish Ministers with clear, evidence-based and practical recommendations, focused on the structure, coherence, and accessibility of the existing legislative framework, that aim to improve outcomes and experiences for children and families, and support those who work with and alongside them.

01-Jan-2026 - 28-Jan-2027

CELCIS Scottish Government CORE Grant

Burns, Claire (Principal Investigator) Doyle, Kathleen Isobel (Co-investigator) McMeeking, Joanne (Co-investigator) Ottaway, Heather (Co-investigator) Paterson, Steven (Co-investigator) Scott, Jane (Co-investigator) Steckley, Laura (Co-investigator)

Previous awards on 130252 (new subproject required)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027

North Ayrshire Council - Fairer Futures Partnership

Burns, Claire (Principal Investigator) Ottaway, Heather (Co-investigator)

17-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Aberdeen City Council - Fairer Futures Pathfinder - Year 1

Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Anderson, Carolann (Co-investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) Quinn, Laura (Co-investigator) Scullion, Danielle (Co-investigator)

03-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026

Improving the collection of disabled children’s statistics to influence service provision: collaborating with Scottish Child Interview Model partnerships

Ottaway, Heather (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2028

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