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Lisa Harker

@lisa_harker

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Director, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and committed accordionista

Joined January 2013
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@FoundationsWW
Foundations
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🗣️ Our Deputy Chief Exec @donnamolloy_ is speaking now at our #Lab25 event 'From investment to delivery' - w/ @JoshMacAlister, @AnnaFeuchtwang, @lisa_harker, @CllrLizParsons & @jocasebourne - setting out 3 ways to make transformation of children's services a reality 👇 1/
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@FoundationsWW
Foundations
1 month
Children’s Minister @JoshMacAlister and Liverpool’s @CllrLizParsons join us at #Lab25 to discuss harnessing the momentum of recent investment in children’s social care & reforms to early help & family support. Full information: https://t.co/g3kJcQOShR
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@AcadSocSciences
Academy of Social Sciences
4 months
C/W: suicide “Social science made a difference.”  ICYMI: The latest ep of the We Society sees @williamnhutton joined by @lisa_harker, @NuffieldFJO, to discuss the increasing number of children subject to Deprivation of Liberty Orders.  Listen👂➡️ https://t.co/2oDlkfltYB
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@LeverhulmeTrust
The Leverhulme Trust
4 months
ICYMI: In the latest episode of the @acadsocsciences We Society podcast with @williamnhutton, @lisa_harker, Director of @NuffieldFJO gives us an insight into the alarming rise in the use of Deprivation of Liberty Orders on children. Listen now:
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We speak with Lisa Harker, the Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, who gives us an insight into the alarming rise in the use of Deprivation of Liberty Orders on children. She expl...
@AcadSocSciences
Academy of Social Sciences
4 months
C/W: suicide “Social science made a difference.”  ICYMI: The latest ep of the We Society sees @williamnhutton joined by @lisa_harker, @NuffieldFJO, to discuss the increasing number of children subject to Deprivation of Liberty Orders.  Listen👂➡️ https://t.co/2oDlkfltYB
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@LeverhulmeTrust
The Leverhulme Trust
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C/W: Suicide According to the Ministry of Justice, 1,280 children were subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders in 2024 in England & Wales. @lisa_harker @NuffieldFJO joins @williamnhutton on The We Society to explore what potential alternative approaches could look like.
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@AcadSocSciences
Academy of Social Sciences
4 months
C/W: suicide. According to the Ministry of Justice, 1,280 children were subject to deprivation of liberty orders in 2024 in England & Wales. @lisa_harker, @NuffieldFJO, joins @williamnhutton to explore what alternative approaches could look like. 👂➡️ https://t.co/2oDlkfltYB
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@lisa_harker
Lisa Harker
4 months
I don’t think anything has quite got to me as much as the testimony of children who have been locked up due to concerns about their welfare: the subject of this podcast
@AcadSocSciences
Academy of Social Sciences
4 months
C/W: suicide. According to the Ministry of Justice, 1,280 children were subject to deprivation of liberty orders in 2024 in England & Wales. @lisa_harker, @NuffieldFJO, joins @williamnhutton to explore what alternative approaches could look like. 👂➡️ https://t.co/2oDlkfltYB
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@katierazz
Katie Razzall
7 months
Did you know in England & Wales last year nearly 1300 children were subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders? Today I was honoured to host Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s Back To Their Futures Summit - and speak to my fantastic BBC colleague @AshleyJBaptiste @NuffieldFJO
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Spaces are filling up for our summit but there's still some time to register. If you're already attending, please feel free to share your thoughts, questions, and ideas with us ahead of the 1st April. Find out more and register: https://t.co/Lffmm9QwiI
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
We are now regularly posting on Bluesky as an additional way to share news about our research and events. Follow us to stay up to date: https://t.co/z2Yh9LQ8je
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
The new installment of our Seeding Change series will be coming next week. Keep an eye on our social media for further updates. You can read previous stories on our website here: https://t.co/MSDKLUbZfv
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Follow us on LinkedIn for long-form articles and more in-depth video round-ups of our research and data, as well as regular updates on our events. You can also subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter. https://t.co/CMbzkujWsm
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
"The evidence shows that there is a need for renewed efforts by everyone involved to address how mothers and babies are cared for." For @cypnow NFJO Director Lisa Harker explains some of the findings that were the catalyst for a five-year Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
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The number of babies entering care proceedings in England and Wales doubled in the decade to 2017.
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
We are now regularly posting on Bluesky as an additional way to share news about our research and events. Follow us to stay up to date: https://t.co/z2Yh9LQ8je
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Yesterday, the President of the Family Division published a toolkit to help judges decide if and how to write to the child or children involved in proceedings. Here, a young person explains what having a letter from a judge would have meant to them:
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
In this short video, NFJO Associate Director for Strategy and Delivery, Jude Eyre, discusses the toolkit published today by the President of the Family Division to support judges in writing to children involved in court proceedings. Jude explains why the toolkit is an important
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
1/2 The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has today published a toolkit for family judges to support them in writing to children. As the toolkit sets out, judges writing to children is a key means by which judges can ensure children feel heard and are
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Find out more about when, how and why to write to children in family court proceedings
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Are you looking to transform care for children with complex needs, including those who are being deprived of their liberty? Do you work in one of these sectors? 🔵 Social care 🔵 Health, including CAMHS 🔵 Education 🔵 Judiciary 🔵 Legal · 🔵 Youth justice 🔵 Central
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Despite the importance of children’s participation, evidence suggests that nearly half of the children involved in private law proceedings have no opportunity to be heard. In public law proceedings children have an appointed Guardian and Solicitor to represent their interests,
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@NuffieldFJO
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
8 months
Despite the importance of children’s participation, evidence suggests that nearly half of the children involved in private law proceedings have no opportunity to be heard. There is currently no universal process in England or Wales to ensure that children’s voices are
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