Overview
I am an ESRC-funded PhD student conducting research into the mental health needs of care experienced young people.
Supervisors
Publications
2022
- Cummings, A. 2022. To what extent are the mental health needs of children and young people (aged 11-18) in care being supported?. International Journal of Population Data Science 7(3), article number: 7. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1778)
- Mannay, D. et al. 2022. The strengths and challenges of online services and interventions to support the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people: A study exploring the views of young people, carers, and social care professionals in Wales during the Coronavirus pandemic. Project Report. Cardiff: The Fostering Network in Wales.
- Cummings, A. 2022. The views of mental health professionals who use digital methods to support care-experienced young people. Practice: Social Work in Action (10.1080/09503153.2022.2044769)
- Williams, A., Cummings, A., Forrester, D., Hodges, H., Warner, N. and Wood, S. 2022. Even secure children’s homes won’t take me. Children placed in alternative accommodation. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth 39(4), pp. 370-386. (10.1080/0886571X.2022.2044431)
2020
- Williams, A., Wood, S., Warner, N., Cummings, A., Hodges, H., El-Banna, A. and Daher, S. 2020. Unlocking the facts: young people referred to secure children's homes. What Works for Children's Social Care. Available at: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/unlocking-the-facts-young-people-referred-to-secure-childrens-homes/
2019
- Maxwell, N., Wallace, C., Cummings, A., Bayfield, H. and Morgan, H. 2019. A systematic map and synthesis review of child criminal exploitation. Project Report. National Safeguarding Panel: Wales.