Journal Articles

Ward, H (2016) And the placement of children across the Channel, Journal des Professionnels de l'Enfance, (99), pp.31-33, ISSN: 1297-5354.

Ward, H and Brown, R (2015) Cumulative jeopardy when children are at risk of significant harm: A response to Bywaters, Children and Youth Services Review, 61, pp.222-229, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.12.021.

McDermid, S, Hyde-Dryden, G, Ward, H (2015) Looking for long-term outcomes: what early interventions are needed for children and young people at risk of maltreatment in England?, Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, Forthcoming (accepted), ISSN: 1393-7022.

Corlyon, J, Burke, A, Ward, H, Lowry, V (2015) Comments from the roundtable: Judy Corlyon, Aggrey Burke, Harriet Ward and Victoria Lowry reflect on issues discussed at the event, Criminal Justice Matters, 99(1), pp.14-15, ISSN: 0962-7251. DOI: 10.1080/09627251.2015.1026221.

Brown, R and Ward, H (2014) Cumulative jeopardy: how professional responses to evidence of abuse and neglect further jeopardise children's life chances by being out of kilter with timeframes for early childhood development, Children and Youth Services Review, 47(Part 3), pp.260-267, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.09.017.

Holmes, LJ, Landsverk, J, Ward, H, Rolls-Reutz, J, Saldana, L, Wulzcyn, F, Chamberlain, P (2013) Cost calculator methods for estimating casework time in child welfare services: A promising approach for use in implementation of evidence-based practices and other service innovations, Children and Youth Services Review, 39, pp.169-176, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.003.

Holmes, L, Ward, H, McDermid, S (2012) Calculating and comparing the costs of multidimensional treatment foster care in English local authorities, CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 34(11), pp.2141-2146, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.07.010.

Ward, H (2011) Continuities and discontinuities: Issues concerning the establishment of a persistent sense of self amongst care leavers, Children and Youth Services Review, 33(12), pp.2512-2518, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.028.

Stein, M, Ward, H, Courtney, M (2011) Editorial: International perspectives on young people's transitions from care to adulthood, Children and Youth Services Review, 33(12), pp.2409-2411, ISSN: 0190-7409. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.012.

Chamberlain, P, Snowden, LR, Padgett, C, Saldana, L, Roles, J, Holmes, LJ, Ward, H, Reid, J, Landsverk, J (2011) A Strategy for Assessing Costs of Implementing New Practices in the Child Welfare System: Adapting the English Cost Calculator in the United States, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38 (1), pp.24-31.

Ward, H, Courtney, M, del Valle, JF, McDermid, S, Zeira, A (2009) Improving outcomes for children and young people in care, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 4(2), pp.101-106, ISSN: 1745-0128. DOI: 10.1080/17450120903013014.

Ward, H (2009) Patterns of instability: moves within the English care system: their reasons, contexts and consequences, Child and Youth Services Review, 31, pp.1113-1118.

Ward, H, Courtney, M, del Valle, J, McDermid, S, Zeira, A (2009) Editorial: Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People in Care, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 14(2), pp.101-106, DOI: 10.1080/17450120903013014.

Ward, H, Sempik, J, Darker, I (2008) Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties of Children and Young People at Entry into Care, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(2), pp.221-233, DOI: 10.1177/1359104507088344.

Ward, H and Holmes, L (2008) Calculating the costs of local authority care for children with contrasting needs, Child and Family Social Work, 13(1), pp.80-90, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00517.x.

Ward, H and Holmes, LJ (2008) 'Calculating the costs of local authority care for children with contrasting needs', Child and Family Social Work, 13, pp.80-90.

Munro, ER and Ward, H (2008) Balancing parents' and very young children's rights in care proceedings: decision-making in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998, Child and Family Social Work, 13(2), pp.227-234.

Sempik, J, Ward, H, Darker, I (2008) 'Emotional and behavioural difficulties of children and young people at entry into care, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(2), pp.221-233.

Darker, I, Ward, H, Caulfield, L (2008) An analysis of offending in young people looked after by local authorities, Youth Justice, 8(2), pp.134-148.

Munro, ER, Holmes, LJ, Ward, H (2005) Researching vulnerable groups: Ethical issues and the effective conduct of research in local authorities, British Journal of Social Work, 35(7), pp.1023-1038, ISSN: 0045-3102. DOI: 10.1093/BJSW/BCH220.

Ward, H, Skuse, T, Munro, ER (2005) The best of times, the worst of times: young people's views of care and accommodation, Adoption and Fostering, 29(1), pp.8-17, ISSN: 0308-5759. DOI: 10.1177/030857590502900103.

Pithouse, A, Ward, H, Batchelor, C, Crowley, A, Webb, M (2005) Developing a multi-agency pre-referral common assessment approach to the identification of children in need in the community, Research, Policy and Planning, 23(3), pp.139-148.

Munro, ER, Stein, M, Ward, H (2005) Comparing how different social, political & legal frameworks support or inhibit transitions from public care to independence in Europe, Israel, Canada and the United States, International Journal of Child Welfare, 4, pp.191-201.

Ward, H (2004) Working with managers to improve services: changes in the role of research in social care, Child and Family Social Work, 9(1), pp.13-25, ISSN: 1356-7500. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00321.x.

Ward, H, Jones, H, Lynch, M, Skuse, P (2002) Issues concerning the health of looked after children, Adoption and Fostering, 26(4), pp.1-11, DOI: 10.1177/030857590202600403.

Gatehouse, M and Ward, H (2002) Report on work in the second year of the Data Analysis Network for Children's Services, Centre for Child and Family Research Evidence issue 2, tba.

Ward, H and Skuse, T (2001) Performance targets and stability of placements for children long looked after away from home, Children and Society, 15(5), pp.333-346, ISSN: 1099-0860. DOI: 10.1002/chi.673.

Ward, H (2000) Translating messages from research on child development into social work training and practice, Social Work Education, 19(6), pp.543-551, ISSN: 0261-5479. DOI: 10.1080/02615470020002281.

Polnay, L and Ward, H (2000) Promoting the health of looked after children, Editorial, British Medical Journal, pp.661-662.

Ward, H (1999) Parental responsibilities and the Children Act 1989, Practice, 11(2), pp.27-34, ISSN: 0950-3153. DOI: 10.1080/09503159908412560.

Ward, H (1998) Using a Child Development Model to Assess Outcomes of Social Work Intervention With Families, Children and Society. Special Issue: Assessing outcomes in child care: An International Perspective, 12(3), pp.202-211, ISSN: 0951-0605. DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00067.x.

Ward, H (1998) Comment identifier et offrir des services efficaces aux enfants qui se trouvent 'dans le besoin', Les Cahiers d'A.lN.P.A.S.E, pp.47-57.

Ward, H (1996) The Looking After Children Package, Northern Ireland Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Child Care Practice, 2(4), pp.74-82, ISSN: 1357-5279. DOI: 10.1080/13575279608415309.

Ward, H and Davies, C (1995) Going for growth, Community Care, 21 + aendices.

Ward, H (1994) Research Note: Tools to assess the impact of state intervention in the life of a child, Community Alternatives, pp.333-346.

Ward, H and Jackson, S (1991) Research Note: Developing outcome measures in child care, British Journal of Social Work, 21, pp.393-399.

Conferences

Ward, H (2002) Current initiatives in the development of outcome-based evaluation of children's services. In Maluccio, AN, Canali, C, Vecchiato, T (ed) Seminar on Outcomes Based Evaluation - A Cross-National Comparison, ASSESSING OUTCOMES IN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: COMPARATIVE DESIGN AND POLICY ISSUES, VOLTERRA, ITALY, pp.6-18, ISBN: 0-202-30704-2.

Books

Ward, H, Brown, R, Westlake, D (2012) Safeguarding Babies and Very Young Children from Abuse and Neglect, Jessica Kingsley Pub, ISBN: 9781849052375.

Davies, C and Ward, H (2012) Safeguarding Children Across Services, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN: 9781849051248.

Cleaver, H, Scott, J, Cleaver, D, Ward, H, Pithouse, A (2008) Integrated Children's System: Enhancing Social Work Recording and Inter-Agency Practice, Jessica Kingsley.

Ward, H, Holmes, L, Soper, J (2008) Costs and Consequences of Placing Children in Care, Volume Three in Outcomes for Vulnerable Children Series, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-84310-273-1.

Ward, H, Munro, ER, Dearden, C (2006) Babies and Young Children in Care: Life Pathways, Decision-making and Practice, Jessica Kingsley, ISBN: 1843102722.

Scott, JM and Ward, H (ed) (2005) Safeguarding and Promoting the Well being of Children, Families and their Communities, Jessica Kingsley, ISBN: 1 843101416.

Gatehouse, M, Statham, J, Ward, H (2004) The Knowledge: how to get information you need out of your computer and information systems, Institute of Education, ISBN: 0 85473 707 3.

Ward, H and Rose, W (ed) (2002) Approaches to Assessment of Needs in Children's Services, Jessica Kingsley.

Ward, H (ed) (1995) Looking After Children: Research into Practice, HMSO, ISBN: 0 11 321847 8.

Parker, R, Ward, H, Jackson, S, Aldgate, J, Wedge, P (ed) (1991) Looking After Children: Assessing Outcomes in Child Care, HMSO, ISBN: 0 11 321847 8.

Chapters

Brown, RC and Ward, H (2014) Safeguarding children in the early years. In Pugh, G and Duffy, B (ed) Contemporary Issues in the Early Years 6th Edition, Sage, pp.235-252.

Ward, H and Munro, ER (2010) Very young children in care in England: issues for foster care. In Fernandez, E and Barth, R (ed) How does foster care work? International Evidence on outcomes, Jessica Kingsley, pp.135-149.

Ward, H and Glaser, D (2009) The developmental needs of children, new evidence for assessment. In Howarth, J (ed) The Child's World, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp.160-173.

Ward, H (2008) Legal and policy frameworks. In Stein, M and Munro, ERE (ed) Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood: International Perspectives, Jessica Kingsley, pp.256-276.

Scott, J, Ward, H, Hill, M (2007) The health of children in residential care. In Kendrick, AE (ed) Residential Child care: Prospects and Challenges, Research Highlights in Social Work Series, Jessica Kingsley, TBA.

Holmes, L and Ward, H (2006) Costs and Outcomes for Looked after Children. In Flynn, R, Dudding, P, Barber, eds, J (ed) Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare, University of Ottowa Press, pp.248-263.

(2006) Costs and Outcomes for Looked after Children in Promoting Resilient Development in Children Receiving Care. In Holmes, L and Ward, H (ed) Unknown Parent Title, University of Ottawa Press, tba.

Ward, H, Holmes, LJ, Soper, J (2004) The development of unit costs for social work processes. In Curtis, L and Netten, AE (ed) Unit Costs of Health and Social Care, PSSRU, pp.21-24.

Ward, H, Macdonald, I, Pinnock, M, Skuse, P (2003) Monitoring and improving outcomes for children in out of home care. In Kufeldt, K and McKenzie, BE (ed) Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy and Practice, Wilfrid Laurier Press, pp.167-176, ISBN: 0 88920 392-X.

Jones, H, Chant, E, Ward, H (2003) Integrating children's services: a perspective from England. In Trocme, N, Knoke, D, Roy, eds, C (ed) Community, Collaboration and Differential Response: Canadian and international research and emerging models of practice, Centre of Excelence for Child Welfare, pp.119-131, ISBN: 1 896297 13 7.

Ward, H (2003) Attuali iniziative per lo sviluppo di valutazioni di esito nei servizi per l'infanzia. In Canali, C, Maluccio, A, Vecchiato, eds, T (ed) La Valutazione di Efficacia nei Servizi alle Persone, Fondazione Emanuela Zancan, pp.165-180.

Ward, H and Peel, M (2002) An inter-agency approach to needs assessment. In Ward, H and Rose, W (ed) Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services, Jessica Kingsley, pp.217-234, ISBN: 1853027804.

Ward, H (2002) Introduction. In Ward, H and Rose, W (ed) Approaches to Needs Assessment in Children's Services, Jessica Kingsley, pp.15-32, ISBN: 1853027804.

Ward, H (2002) Current initiatives in the development of outcome-based evaluation of children's services in England and Wales. In Maluccio, N, A, Canali, C, Vecchiato, eds, T (ed) Assessing outcomes in child and family services. Comparative design and policy issues, Aldine De Gruyter, unknown.

Ward, H (2000) Poverty and Family Cohesion. In Bradshaw, J and Sainsbury, RE (ed) Getting the Measure of Poverty: The early legacy of Seebohm Rowntree, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Policy Press, pp.207-223, ISBN: 0 7546 12899.

Ward, H (2000) The developmental need of children: implications for assessment. In Horwath, JE (ed) The Child's World: Assessing Children in Need, Reader, NSPCC & University of Sheffield, pp.129-138.

Jackson, S, Fisher, M, Ward, H (1996) Parenting partnership and outcomes. In Jackson, S and Kilroe, SE (ed) Looking After Children: A Reader, HMSO, pp.5-17, ISBN: 0 1132 1970 9.

Ward, H (1996) Constructing and Implementing Measures to Assess Outcomes of Looking After Children Away From Home. In Aldgate, J and Hill, ME (ed) Child Welfare Services and Developments in Law, Policy and Practice, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, pp.240-254, ISBN: 1 85302 316 7.

Ward, H (1996) The Looking After Children Project: asking practitioners to assess outcomes in child care. In ed, B (ed) What Works? Effective Social Interventions in Child Welfare, Barnardo's, pp.78-89, ISBN: 0 902046 3 1 4.

Ward, H (1995) Research and development strategy 1991-1994. In Ward, HE (ed) Looking After Children: Research into Practice, HMSO, pp.19-34.

Ward, H (1995) Revising the content of the assessment and action records. In Ward, HE (ed) Looking After Children: Research into Practice, HMSO, pp.37-65.

Ward, H (1995) Research messages for implementation. In Ward, HE (ed) Looking After Children: Research into Practice, HMSO, pp.109-128.

Ward, H (1995) From a practice tool to a data collecting instrument. In Ward, HE (ed) Looking After Children: Research into Practice, HMSO, pp.147-161.

Little, M and Ward, H (1995) Conclusions. In Ward, HE (ed) Looking After Children: Research into practice, HMSO, pp.181-188.

Ward, H (1993) The Looking After Children Project: current perspectives. In McKenzie, BE (ed) Foster Family Care for Children and Youth, Wall and Emmerson.

Ward, H (1993) Assessment and the Children Act 1989: the Looking After Children Project. In Ferguson, H, Gilligan, R, Torode, eds, R (ed) Surviving Childhood Adversity: Issues for Policy and Practice, Social Studies Press, ?.

Reports

Brown, R, Ward, H, Blackmore, J, Thomas, C, Hyde-Dryden, G (2016) Eight-year-olds identified in infancy as at risk of harm: report of a prospective longitudinal study, pp.1-184, ISBN: 978-1-78105-600-4.

Brandon, M, Glaser, D, Maguire, S, McCrory, E, Lushey, C, Ward, H (2014) Missed opportunities: indicators of neglect–what is ignored, why, and what can be done?,ISBN: 978-1-78105-443-7.

Brown, R and Ward, H (2012) Decision-making within a child's timeframe: An overview of current research evidence for family justice professionals conerning child development and the impact of maltreatment, CWRC-00117-2012, Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre (CWRC).

Ward, H, Brown, R, Maskell-Graham, D (2012) Young Children Suffering, or Likely to Suffer, Significant Harm: Experiences on Entering Education, DFE-RR209, Department for Education.

Munro, E, Brown, R, Sempik, J, Ward, H, Owen, C (2011) Scoping review to draw together data on child injury and safeguarding and to compare the position of England with that in other countries, DFE-RB083, London: Department for Education.

Munro, E, Lushey, C, Ward, H (2011) Evaluation of the Right2BCared4 pilots: Final Report, DFE-RR106, Department for Education, London.

Munro, ER, Lushey, CJ, Ward, H (2011) Evaluation of the Right2BCared4 pilots: Final report - research brief, DFE-RR106, Department for Education, London.

Holmes, L, McDermid, S, Soper, J, Sempik, J, Ward, H (2010) The extension of the cost calculator to include cost calculations for all children in need, DFE-RB056, Report to the Department for Education. Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Ward, H, Brown, R, Westlake, D, Munro, ER (2010) Infants suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm: A prospective longitudinal study, DFE-RB053, Research brief. London: Department for Education.

Holmes, L, McDermid, S, Jones, A, Ward, H (2009) How Social Workers Spend their Time: An Analysis of the Key Issues that impact upon practice pre and post Implementation of the Integrated Children's System, DCSF-RR087, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Gatehouse, M, Ward, H, Holmes, LJ (2008) Developing Definitions of Local Authority Services and Guidance for the New Children in Need Census: Report to Department for Children, Schools and Families: Loughborough, TBA, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Holmes, L, Westlake, D, Ward, H (2008) Calculating and Comparing costs of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care, pp.2141-2146, Department for Children Schools and Families. Loughborough: CCFR.

Ward, H, Holmes, LJ, Dyson, P, McDermid, S, Scott, J (2008) The Costs and Outcomes of Child Welfare Interventions: Mapping Children in Need Services, Report to the Department for Children Schools and Families, Loughborough: CCFR.

Ward, H and Poursanidou, D (2005) Foster care survey: a short feasability study, The Department for Education and Skills.

Colton, M, Pithouse, A, Roberts, SJM, Ward, H (2003) Development and Management of Fostering Services for Children in Wales: Report to the National Assembly for Wales, p.48, University of Swansea.

Ward, H and Skuse, P (2003) Outcomes for Looked After Children: Children's Views, the Importance of Listening. An interim report to the Department of Health, p.228, Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Gatehouse, M and Ward, H (2003) Making Use of Information in Children's Social Services. Final Report to Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care, 41 + aendix, Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Gatehouse, M, Statham, J, Ward, H (2003) Information Outputs for Children's Social Services. Final Report to the Department for Education and Skills and the Wales Assembly Government, p.111, Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Gatehouse, M and Ward, H (2002) Information and Information Systems for Looked After Children: Report to the National Assembly for Wales on the Data Analysis Network, 21 + aendices, Loughborough University.

Ward, H and Smith, ND (2002) Evaluation of the Introduction of Inter-Agency Referral Documentation (Children in Need and in Need of Protection Assessment Consent Form) in North East Lincolnshire, pp.1-58 ISBN 0907274277, North East Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee.

Chapman, R, Peel, M, Ward, H (2002) Leicester City and County Parenting and Cognitive Behaviour Project: Evaluation report for The Centre for Fun and Families (August 1999-March 2002), 100 + aendices, Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Ward, H and Smith, N (2002) Evaluation of the Introduction of Inter-agency Referral Documentation (Children in Need and in Need of Assessment Consent Form) in North East Lincolnshire, 52 + aendices, Loughborough: Centre for Child and Family Research.

Cleaver, H, Corbett, J, Gray, J, Jones, H, Rose, W, Scott, J, Walker, S, Ward, H (2002) Integrated Children's System, Exemplars for Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review for Children in Need, tba, Department of Health.

Skuse, T, Macdonald, I, Ward, H (2001) Outcomes for looked after children (Looking After Children: Transforming Data into Management Information: Report to Department of Health on the Longitudinal Study at 30.9.99, p.49, Loughborough University.

Gatehouse, M and Ward, H (2001) Data Analysis Network for Children's Services (Annual report 2000), unknown, National Assembly for Wales.

Peel, M and Ward, H (2000) Report to North Lincolnshire Social Services Department on the Parenting Project, p.31, Loughborough University.

Ward, H and Nicholson, D (1999) Looking After Children: Good Parenting, Good Outcomes. Report of an audit of implementation in eleven local authorities in Wales, 31 and aendices, Loughborough University.

Ward, H and Skuse, T (1999) Looking After Children: Transforming Data into Management Information: Report to Department of Health on the first year of data collection, p.40, Loughborough University.

Berridge, D, Cleaver, H, Ward, H (1997) Evidence to the House of Commons Health Committee on Children Looked After by Local Authorities, p.30, Stationery Office, London.

Ward, H (1997) Using Data from The Looking After Children: Good Parenting, Good Outcome Materials, pp.38-45, Strategic Planning for Children's Services Seminar.

Corrick, H, Jones, D, Ward, H (1995) Looking After Children Management and Implementation Guide, ? Department of Health.

Ward, H, Corrick, H, Jones, H (1995) Looking After Children: Essential Information Record, Care Plan, Placement Plan, Review Forms and Consultation Booklets. Third (revised) edition, tba, Department of Health.

Ward, H, Mason, A, Moyers, S (1995) Assessment and Action Records: Ages 0-1; 1-2; 3-4; 5-9; 10-14; 15+. second (revised) edition, tba, Department of Health.

Ward, H (1994) Looking After Children. Basic Fact Sheets, Care Plan, Placement Plan, Review Forms and Consultation Booklets, Second (revised) edition, tba, Department of Health.

Leitch, H, Little, M, Ward, H (1993) Taking Forward Specialist Services for Young Offenders: The Hampshire Young Offender Community Support Scheme, ? Dartington Social Research Unit.

Ward, H (1991) Looking After Children: Guidelines for Users of the Assessment and Action Records, ? Department of Health.

Ward, H (1991) Looking After Children: Basic Facts Sheet, Plan and Review Forms, tba, Department of Health.

Ward, H, Aldgate, J, Davies, C, Jackson, S, Parker, R, Tizard, B (1991) Assessment and Action Records: Ages 0-1; 1-2, 3-4; 5-9; 10-15; 16+, tba, Department of Health.

Other

Ward, H and Editor, G (2009) Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, Special Issue: Care Matters - Improving Outcomes for Children in Care.

Ward, H, Holmes, LJ, Moyers, S, Munro, E, Poursanidou, K (2004) Safeguarding Children: A Scoping Study of research in Three Areas.

Ward, H, Munro, E, Dearden, C, Nicholson, D (2003) Outcomes for Looked After Children: Life Pathways and Decision-Making for Very Young Children in Care or Accommodation.

Elson, L, Ward, H, Munro, E (2003) Issues Concerning the Effective Conduct of Research in CSSRs.

Ward, H (1998) Guest Editor, Children and Society: Special Edition: Assessing Outcomes in Child Care.

Ward, H (1996) Bagley, C. ``Child Sexual Abuse and Mental Health in Adolescents and Adults: British and Canadian Perspectives.

Jackson, S, Fisher, M, Ward, H (1996) Parenting, partnership and outcomes in Sonia Jackson and Sue Kilroe (eds), Looking After Children: A Reader.