Useful resources for practitioners working with families
About Families
Aims to provide relevant, accessible evidence informing the
development of services for families. A partnership of Parenting
across Scotland, the Centre for Research on Families and
Relationships and Capability Scotland.
www.aboutfamilies.org.uk
Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR)
Produces research on key issues relating to families and
relationships. A consortium research centre based at the University
of Edinburgh with partners at universities throughout Scotland.
www.crfr.ac.uk
Children in Scotland
Conducts both qualitative and quantitative research on a wide
range issues. Whilst priority is given to work that enhances the
knowledge base behind Children in Scotland's own activities, they
also carry out research on behalf of other organisations.
www.childreninscotland.org.uk
Family and Parenting Institute
Carries out an extensive research programme on parenting. It
examines family life in the 21st century, and addresses family
relationships, intergenerational dynamics, issues of diversity, and
the location of families within communities and society.
www.familyandparenting.org
Fatherhood Institute
A think tank providing research, training and services which
engage with professionals who support dads. They collate and
publish international research on fathers, fatherhood and different
approaches to engaging with fathers by public services and
employers.
www.fatherhoodinstitute.org
National Academy for Parenting Research (NAPR)
Develops the evidence base around what works in parenting
support. NAPR's aims to ensure that practitioners are aware of and
applying the results of evidence based parenting research to their
everyday practice when working with children, parents and
carers.
www.parentingresearch.org.uk
Parenting across Scotland
We commission regular polls of parents living in Scotland to
find out parents' views on a variety of subjects, for example,
advice and support for parents, health visitors, children's
behaviour, how the media portrays parents.
www.parentingacrossscotland.org/publications/polls-and-surveys.aspx