Family group conference toolkit: resources

Lifelong Links Impact Report

September 2025

An impact report by Family Rights Group, based on local authority reports and case studies.

Includes objectives and outcomes for young people.

The Impact of Lifelong Links on Housing Outcomes for Young People Leaving Care

July 2023

A study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London for the Centre for Homelessness Impact found that that the Lifelong Links approach reduces the risk of homelessness by 10%.

Evaluation of the Lifelong Links trial in Scotland

September 2024

A Lifelong Links trial was carried out in three local authorities in Scotland over five years.

The research team at CELCIS found that Lifelong Links was highly valued by children and young people, carers and practitioners.

Always Hope evaluation

April 2024

The final report of the project to extend Lifelong Links to care experienced young adults in prison and on reform.

Overall, participants were very supportive of Always Hope being rolled-out and extended to other prisons and include those on remand and on longer sentences.

Lifelong Links: Embedding practice

April 2022

This evaluation extension explored how Lifelong Links was being implemented and embedded into practice.

It also provided an opportunity to examine outcomes over a longer time period in two local authorities.

Lifelong Links: Evaluation report

November 2020

This evaluation covered the three years of the Lifelong Links trial, 2017-20. It involved 12 local authorities in England.

The evaluation was carried out by Dr Lisa Holmes at the Rees Centre, University of Oxford.