Costs and outcomes: stakeholder consultation materials

The advisory group for the research overview held two consultation exercises one with parents and carers, and one with young people. They sought their views on children's social care services that they had used and looked at issues discussed by the advisory group, particularly about some dilemmas that had been thrown up by the research.

The three reports above are intended to provide information on the outcome of those consultations, and also to add to knowledge about effective engagement with stakeholders in research translation.

The reports available above are:

Consultation process report
Studies to find the most effective way to involve service users in research are still in their infancy. This report seeks to contribute to understanding about what can be done to involve them, and what may work better in future. It sets out the rationale behind the consultation exercise and the methods used. It ends with some reflections on the outcomes and the potential for this kind of exercise.
 
Children and young people's consultation report
A report on the process and outcomes of the consultation day. The day was organised by the research advisory group in partnership with A National Voice, an organisation who represent the views of children and young people in care.
 
Parents and carers' consultation report
A report on the process and outcomes of the consultation day, organised by the advisory group in partnership with two Liverpool-based organisations: Shipshape Consultancy and Parent Partnership.
 
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