About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to the protection, development and wellbeing of children and young people in society. It is an area of enduring interest that runs throughout our grantmaking. Fellows’ stories
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Elizabeth Carrington about her 1973 Fellowship, which took her to Hungary, Switzerland, and Italy to explore new physiotherapy techniques for children with cerebral palsy and neurological disorders. She reflected on how the experience shaped her lifelong international career – from India to Yemen to the World Health Organization – and why she still feels so connected to the Fellowship more than 50 years on.
By Elizabeth Carrington, 2025
Fellows' updates May 2025 Fellows' update: Paul Ricci
Paul Ricci has joined UCL Public Policy as a Policy Fellow to continue work aligned with his Fellowship, identifying international interventions to protect young people from antisocial behaviour and violence.
By Paul Ricci, 2025
Blogs & conversations "If Not Us, Then Who?" Transforming Social Care
A BBC debate on the Assisted Dying Bill pushed me out of my depth – but my Churchill Fellowship had prepared me to feel the fear and do it because. What began as a modest research plan became a five-week tour across the USA, connecting with trauma institutes, service providers and experts. The relationships I built continue to shape my work today, including through Unique Connections – our growing effort to build a social care system grounded in love, belonging, and equity for people with intellectual disabilities.
By Beverley Samways, 2025
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Beverley Samways
Beverley Samways (CF 2023) joined a panel on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning Live' programme to discuss the Assisted Dying Bill. Beverley shared the views and sentiments expressed by many disability advocacy groups as well as her own.
By Beverley Samways, 2025
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Augusta Itua
Augusta Itua contributed at the My Life, My Records conference organised by the University College London and Essex County Council, which featured contributions from international colleagues from Australia and Denmark to discuss research, initiatives, progress, and opportunities.
By Augusta Itua, 2025
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Anna Wardley
Anna Wardley (CF 2019) delivered the international keynote address at the StandBy Online Postvention Symposium 2025, a major virtual event based in Australia for professionals and communities supporting those bereaved by suicide.
By Anna Wardley, 2025
Report Preventing School Avoidance in Children with ADHD
By Sharon O'Dell, 2023
Report Pathways to Success: Empowering Young Disabled People into Meaningful Careers
By Ashley Ryan, 2020
Fellows' updates March 2025 Fellows' update: Monica Lakhanpaul
Monica Lakhanpaul recently spoke at the Healthy Development Adelaide and Flinders University international seminar in Australia. Her presentation, Hear Us, See Us, focused on children and families living in temporary accommodation and homelessness.
By Monica Lakhanpaul, 2025
Report Kinship Care: JA to UK - Family Dynamics, Culture & Gender Context
By Sharon McPherson, 2023
