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We now have a monthly Reforming Youth Detention newsletter on LinkedIn. The first issue is titled Fit for Purpose? Understanding the Six Core Purposes of Youth Detention. Go here to view, and if you’re a LinkedIn member you can subscribe from there too. The newsletter is also supported with a quarterly webinar with the first on 24 June 2025 titled Rethinking the Purpose of Youth Detention: Getting it Right for Children and Systems (these and future webinar slides can be found under the resources tab).

We also plan to launch a monthly Reforming Out-of-home Care newsletter on LinkedIn (date yet to be announced) and also with an accompanying quarterly webinar.

Below we also have 77 blog posts from July 2019 to August 2022, spanning a range of topics relating to foster care, residential care, detention centres, and transitioning from care. While some were topical, most would still be relevant today.

AVOIDING NEW PROGRAMME OR SERVICE FAILURES
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonAugust 15, 2022risk, failure, success, programs, services
OUR WORKFORCE AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonMay 16, 2022emotion, regulation, recruitment
LAST RESORTS
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonMarch 14, 2022last resort, needs, rights, failure
ADOPTION
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonFebruary 28, 2022Adoption, OOHC, Future, Gilbert
WHO BENEFITS FROM OOHC?
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonFebruary 14, 2022benefits, salary, outcomes, transform
YOUR CHRISTMAS INSIGHTS
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonDecember 23, 2021christmas, insights, learning
TRUSTWORTHY ORGANISATIONS
Iain MathesonNovember 29, 2021trust, OOHC, Brené Brown
PROFESSIONALLY SURVIVING, STRIVING, OR THRIVING?
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonNovember 8, 2021thriving, surviving, striving
WORKING WITH ANXIETY
Iain MathesonOctober 25, 2021
FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER
OOHC Leadership, Transitioning from CareIain MathesonOctober 11, 2021FASD, FAS, research evidence
MONEY
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonSeptember 27, 2021money, poverty, preparation
STRESS
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonSeptember 20, 2021stress, outcomes, compromise
YOUR ORGANISATION"S HISTORY
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonSeptember 13, 2021history, past, future
UNCROC AND ANGLO-AMERICAN COUNTRIES
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonAugust 30, 2021UNCROC, UNCRC, Anglo-American
POVERTY AND OOHC
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonAugust 23, 2021poverty, family support, hisotry
GROWTH IN KIN FOSTER CARE
Kin Care, Foster CareIain MathesonAugust 16, 2021
OOHC PODCASTS
Foster Care, Residential CareIain MathesonAugust 9, 2021podcast, learn, voice
OUT-OF-AREA PLACEMENTS
Residential Care, Foster Care, OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonAugust 2, 2021out-of-area, placements, continuum of care
IDENTITY
Foster Care, Kin Care, Residential Care, Transitioning from CareIain MathesonJuly 26, 2021identity, familiy, history
DOING THINGS RIGHT; DOING THE RIGHT THINGS
OOHC LeadershipIain MathesonJuly 19, 2021Drucker, Doing things right, Doing the right things
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