A Thematic Analysis of Field Notes 6 month report July - Dec 2025  Prepared by: Dr Michaela James Swansea University, blog written by Nicole Burchett Single Parents Wellbeing

A Thematic Analysis of Field Notes 3 month report Oct - Dec 2025  Prepared by: Dr Michaela James Swansea University, blog written by Nicole Burchett Single Parents Wellbeing

A Thematic Analysis of Field Notes 3 month report July - Sept 2025  Prepared by: Dr Michaela James Swansea University, blog written by Nicole Burchett Single Parents Wellbeing

We chat with Brandon Flack from DECIPHer, Cardiff University’s research centre, about ALPHA their programme to give young people the opportunity to advise on what research topics should have focus and feed into research studies. 

In this blog post aimed at our young people, SPW’s Roy Ghoshal shares his experience of addictive tendencies and how important it is to develop healthy habits.

SPW’s Roy Ghoshal shares some creative ways we can connect with our children this Children’s Mental Health Week.

This Children’s Mental Health Week we have a selection of videos, worksheets and an online facilitated conversation to look at how we can best support our teen’s hard feelings.

We find out about the role of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, what 2026 will bring for them and how we can access their services.

We chat with a C4C youth volunteer who has been part of the project for almost 3 years about what they’ve learnt about themselves and what other organisations can do to support those from a Single Parent Household.

We chat with Gemma Watkins from NAS Swansea, a volunteer led branch of The National Autistic Society.

Roy Ghoshal (He/Him), a Youth Action Academy Member and Events and Engagement Officer for SPW has written this blog to help us navigate the online world safely with our children/teenagers. 

Roy Ghoshal (He/Him), a Youth Acton Academy Member and Events and Engagement Officer for SPW has written this blog to help young people stay safe online. There are tips and resources to help with online safety, cyberbullying, setting boundaries and identifying AI.

We chat with Samuel about his experience of being transgender and how Single Parents can best support their children who may be questioning their gender.

A few of our wonderful YAA volunteers had a cinema social to watch 'I swear', an incredibly inspiring and emotive film based on a true story about a teenager who developed Tourette Syndrome. With teary eyes, we chatted about the film afterwards and Rhea went on to write up this superb movie review! We were also chatting about more ways we, at SPW can continue to uphold inclusivity, accessibility and acceptance! 

Following a recent YAA Focus Group Session with Public Health Wales we chat with YAA Katie Law as she opens up about the value of sleep and the difference it makes.

The MHM team met up with our Youth Action Academy for some reverse mentoring to hear about the issues that are really impacting them and what we can do to better support our young people.

Every year we are asked by our funders to report and let them know how we are impacting the community and the people we work with.  The National Lottery Community Fund that supports the Mental Health Manifesto - Action For Our Future project, has asked us to report on our third year and below is a summary of the report.

“My favourite thing about being a C4C is all the people that can support you”. The Main Themes from our Mental Health Manifesto Project from April - June 2025

We chat with Liv Pollard about their experiences of being a young person with ADHD and the changes they would make to help school children.

When we talk about family, we often picture a nuclear image: two parents, a couple of children, a shared home. But for many young people, that image doesn’t reflect their reality.

That’s what inspired the “What Does Your Family Look Like?” pilot project. At networking events SPW staff noticed how uncomfortable some young people felt when conversations turned to their home life.