Tag: CareTech Foundation

CareTech Foundation Partnering with Birkbeck, University of London’s New ‘ToddlerLab’ for Autism Research

Stuart Mitchell

Breakthroughs in the understanding of the development of autism and other behavioural conditions could be made thanks to a new laboratory to study toddlers, funded in part by the CareTech Foundation. Research at the £3.7m Wohl Wolfson ToddlerLab at Birkbeck, University of London will increase the understanding of developmental disorders. The research could lead to new interventions, transforming the outlook for people with these conditions. The CareTech Foundation has announced that it is supporting the new ToddlerLab with a grant of £250,000. The new lab will allow researchers to study…

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Barnardo’s becomes partner in development of a digital resource for care leavers

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is partnering with the CareTech Foundation on a £1 million project to develop a ground-breaking digital resource to support young people leaving care. Such young people face a variety of challenges as they transition into adulthood, including feeling lonely and finding it hard to make a home for themselves. It is all too easy for them to become isolated and find difficulty accessing available opportunities. In partnership with the app developer FutureGov and with the support of the CareTech Foundation, Barnardo’s is developing a UK-wide innovative digital resource focused…

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