
Dr Joanna Soraghan
Data Analyst
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
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Area of Expertise
- Statistics
- Data analysis and visualisation
- Administrative data
- Data linkage
- Kinship care
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Publications
- Growing Up in Kinship Care
- Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin
- (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.7488/era/5083
- Exploring the Experiences of Children in Kinship Care in Scotland: A Sequence Analysis of Care Journeys, Characteristics and Outcomes
- Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin
- International Journal of Population Data Science Vol 9 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2601
- Children's Services Reform Research : Learning and Implications for Scotland: Concluding Report
- Ottaway Heather, McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela, Anderson Micky, Porter Robert, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Fowler Nadine, Soraghan Joanna, McIver Leanne, Anderson Carol Ann, Mackinnon Kate
- (2023)
- The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on children entering and leaving care in Scotland
- Soraghan Joanna, Raab Gillian, Troncoso Patricio
- ADR UK Conference 2023 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i2.2207
- Outcomes for children and young people growing up in kinship care in Scotland : a population-level data linkage study
- Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin
- ADR UK Conference 2023 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i2.2208
- Children's Services Reform Research : Mapping Integration and Outcomes Across Scotland: A Statistical Analysis
- Anderson Micky, Soraghan Joanna, Bowman Adrian, Anderson Carol Ann, Young Emma, McTier Alexander, Ottaway Heather
- (2023)
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Professional Activities
- Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- Child & Family Social Work (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2025
- UKRI (Publisher)
- Peer reviewer
- 11/1/2024
- Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
Projects
- Children's Services Reform Research study
- Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) Anderson, Micky (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator) McIver, Leanne (Co-investigator) Fowler, Nadine (Co-investigator) Mackinnon, Kate (Co-investigator) Soraghan, Joanna (Co-investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator)
- A research project commissioned by Scottish Government with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-making about how best to deliver children's services in Scotland in light of the proposed introduction of the National Care Service
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- Lifelong Links
- Hill, Louise (Principal Investigator) DEACON, Kirsty (Academic) Fowler, Nadine (Academic) Soraghan, Joanna (Academic) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator)
- Lifelong Links developed by Family Rights Group (FRG) is an innovative approach to supporting looked after children, young people, and their families. It addresses concerns about permanence and how the networks of children and young people in care become fragmented. This can lead to a lack of stability, identity and belonging, poor experiences and negative outcomes for the child and young person. Together with colleagues from the Rees Centre (Oxford University), CELCIS has been working with FRG as they develop the Lifelong Links model and consider how its effectiveness might be measured. The Lifelong Links approach aims to identify and engage relatives and other supportive adults, including those who have been estranged or not yet known. By identifying adults who are willing to make a life-long commitment to the looked-after child, it is hoped to increase their sense of permanence, security, and wellbeing. It is hoped the resulting continuity and permanence of relationships will provide ongoing support, provide an explanation of historical events and reinforce identity, belonging and a sense of self for the young person.
Lifelong Links is now being piloted across England using funding from Department for Education (DfE). Additional funding sources from Esmee Fairbairn Foundation have been secured by the Family Rights Group (FRG) to allow the model to be piloted in three Scottish sites. The longitudinal mixed-method evaluation is now underway in collaboration with Dr Lisa Holmes (Director, Rees Centre) responsible for the English sites and Dr Louise Hill (Policy Lead, CELCIS) working with the Scottish Sites. The evaluation will conclude in 2023. - 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2023
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Contact
Dr
Joanna
Soraghan
Data Analyst
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
Email: joanna.soraghan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8500