Article

Suh, Ellie and Holmes, Lisa (2022) A critical review of cost-effectiveness research in children’s social care: what have we learnt so far? Social Policy and Administration. pp. 1-15. ISSN 0144-5596

Whittaker, James K, Holmes, Lisa, del Valle, Jorge F, Ainsworth, Frank, Andreassen, Tore, Anglin, James, Bellonci, Christopher, Berridge, David, Bravo, Amaia, Canali, Cinzia, Courtney, Mark, Currey, Laurah, Daly, Daniel, Gilligan, Robbie, Grietens, Hans and others, (2016) Therapeutic residential care for children and youth: a consensus statement of the international work group on therapeutic residential care*. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 33 (2). pp. 89-106. ISSN 0886-571X

Holmes, Lisa and McDermid, Samantha (2013) How social workers spend their time in frontline children's social care in England. Journal of Children's Services, 8 (2). pp. 123-133. ISSN 1746-6660

Soper, Jean, Holmes, Lisa and D'souza, Enliz (2007) Measuring government output: issues for Children's Social Care Services. Economic & Labour Market Review, 1. pp. 40-47. ISSN 1751-8326

Munro, Emily R, Holmes, Lisa and Ward, Harriet (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

Book Section

Holmes, Lisa (2014) Estimating unit costs for therapeutic residential care. In: Whittaker, James W, Holmes, Lisa and Del Valle, Jorge F (eds.) Therapeutic Residential Care with Children and Youth: Developing Evidence-based International Practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. ISBN 9781849059633

Holmes, Lisa and Ward, Harriet (2005) Costs and outcomes for looked-after children. In: Flynn, Robert J, Dudding, Peter M and Barber, James G (eds.) Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare. University of Ottawa Press, Otawa. ISBN 9780776635538

Reports and working papers

Davey, Claire, Hart, Di, La Valle, Ivana, Day, Laurie, Cutmore, Matthew, White, Clarissa, Holmes, Lisa, Mollidor, Claudia and Deoudes, Panos (2022) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the local authority support on sector improvement, partners in practice and interventions. Project Report. Department of Education, Government Social Research.

Holmes, Lisa, Lewis, Shirley, Wrigley, Marc, Sanders-Ellis, David and Harrison, Neil (2022) Lifelong links: embedding practice. Other. Family Rights Group.

Suh, Ellie and Holmes, Lisa (2022) Review of sufficiency strategies in London. Working Paper. Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK.

Mason, Claire, Broadhurst, Karen, Ward, Harriet, Barnett, Anna and Holmes, Lisa (2022) Born into care: draft best practice guidelines for when the state intervenes at birth. Other. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, London.

Holmes, Lisa (2021) Children’s social care cost pressures and variations in unit costs. Other. Department for Education, London.

Holmes, Lisa, Neagu, Mariela, Sanders-Ellis, David and Harrison, Neil (2020) Lifelong links. Other. Department for Education, London.

Cresswell, Caroline, Holmes, Lisa and Dixon, Jo (2020) An evaluation of the Bradford B Positive Pathways innovation programme. Other. Department for Education, London.

Leslie, D, Holmes, L, Hitrova, C and Ott, E (2020) Ethics review of machine learning in children’s social care. Project Report. What Works for Children’s Social Care, London.

Drew, Helen, Holmes, Lisa, Dunn, Valerie and Harrison, Neil (2019) Evaluation of the multisystemic therapy service in Essex: report of the findings. Project Report. Rees Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford.

La Valle, Ivana, Hard, Di, Holmes, Lisa and Pinto, Vânia S (2019) How do we know if children’s social care services make a difference? Development of an outcomes framework. Project Report. Rees Centre, Oxford.

Bowyer, S, Gillson, D, Holmes, L, Preston, O and Trivedi, H (2018) Edge of care cost calculator: change project report. Project Report. Research in Practice, Devon.

Broadhurst, Karen, Alrouh, Bachar, Mason, Claire, Ward, Harriet, Holmes, Lisa, Ryan, Mary and Bowyer, Susannah (2018) Born into care: newborn babies subject to care proceedings in England. Other. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory: Nuffield Foundation, London.

Lushey, Clare, Hyde-Dryden, Georgia, Holmes, Lisa and Blackmore, Jenny (2017) Evaluation of the No Wrong Door innovation programme. Other. Department for Education, London.

Holmes, Lisa, Thomas, Caroline, Hyde-Dryden, Georgia and Williams, Alison (2017) Firstline: evaluation report. Other. Department for Education, London.

La Velle, Ivana, Holmes, Lisa, Gill, Chloe, Brown, Rebecca, Hart, Di and Barnard, Matt (2016) Improving children’s social care services: results of a feasibility study. Other. CAMHS Press, London.

Berridge, David, Holmes, Lisa, Wood, Marsha, Mollidor, Claudia, Knibbs, Sarah and Bierman, Raynette (2016) RESuLT training: evaluation report. Other. Department for Education, London.

McDermid, Samantha, Baker, Claire, Lawson, Doug and Holmes, Lisa (2016) The evaluation of the Mockingbird family model: final evaluation report. Other. Department for Education, London.

McDermid, Samantha, Holmes, Lisa, Ghate, Deborah, Trivedi, Helen, Blackmore, Jenny and Baker, Claire (2016) The evaluation of head, heart, hands: introducing social pedagogy into UK foster care. Final synthesis report. Other. Loughborough University.

Hyde-Dryden, Georgia, Gibb, Jennifer, Lea, Joanna, Buckley, Eliza, Holmes, Lisa, Wallace, Emma, Lushey, Clare and Lawson, Doug (2015) Improving practice in respect of children who return home from care: research report. Other. Department for Education, London.

McDermid, Samantha, Trivedi, Helen, Blackmore, Jenny and Holmes, Lisa (2015) Developing the art of social pedagogy: the views and experiences of foster carers and the children and young people of Head, Heart, Hands: the second year. Other. Loughborough University.

McDermid, Samantha, Holmes, Lisa and Trivedi, Helen (2015) Informing debates about the sustainability of the Head, Heart, Hands programme. Report to the Fostering Network. Other. Loughborough University.

Hart, Di, La Velle, Ivana and Holmes, Lisa (2015) The place of residential care in the English child welfare system. Other. Department for Education, London.

Hyde-Dryden, Georgia, Holmes, Lisa, Lawson, Doug and Blackmore, Jenny (2015) Taking care: practice framework for reunification. Evaluation report. Other. Loughborough University.

Holmes, Lisa (2014) Supporting children and families returning home from care: counting the costs. Other. NSPCC, London.

McDermid, Samantha, Trivedi, Helen and Holmes, Lisa (2014) Constructing social pedagogic practice in the everyday: the emerging views and experiences of foster carers and the children and young people they care for. Report to the Fostering Network. Other. Loughborough University.

Bonin, Eva-Maria, Lushey, Clare, Blackmore, Jenny, Holmes, Lisa and Beecham, Jennifer (2013) Supporting adoption and supporting families that adopt value for money. Other. Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre, London.

Holmes, Lisa, McDermid, Samantha and Lushey, Clare (2013) Post adoption support: a rapid response survey of local authorities in England. Other. Department for Education, London.

Holmes, Lisa, McDermid, Samantha, Padley, Matthew and Soper, Jean (2012) Exploration of the costs and outcomes of the common assessment framework. Other. Department for Education, London.

McDermid, S, Holmes, L, Kirton, D and Signoretta, P (2012) The demographic characteristics of foster carers in the UK: motivations, barriers and messages for recruitment and retention. Other. Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre, London.

Holmes, Lisa, McDermid, Samantha and Sempik, Joe (2010) The costs of short break provision. Other. Department of Children, Schools and Families, London.

Holmes, Lisa and Soper, Jean (2010) Update to the cost of foster care. Other. The Fostering Network, London.

Holmes, Lisa, Munro, Emily R and Soper, Jean (2010) Calculating the cost and capacity implications for local authorities implementing the Laming (2009) recommendations. Other. Loughborough University.

Holmes, Lisa, McDermid, Samantha, Jones, Anna and Ward, Harriet (2009) How social workers spend their time: an analysis of the key issues that impact on practice pre and post implementation of the children’s integrated system. Other. Loughborough University, London.

Gatehouse, Mike, Ward, Harriet and Holmes, Lisa (2008) Developing definitions of local authority services and guidance for future development of the Children in Need Census. Other. Loughborough University.

Gatehouse, Mike, Ward, Harriet and Holmes, Lisa (2008) Developing definitions of local authority services and guidance for the new children in need census: report to the Department for Education and Skills. Other. Loughborough University.

Ward, Harriet, Holmes, Lisa, Munro, Emily R, Moyers, Sue and Poursanidou, Dina (2004) Safeguarding children: a scoping study of research in three areas. Other. Loughborough University.

Book

Holmes, Lisa, Whittaker, JK, Del Valle, JF and James, S (2022) Revitalising residential care for children and youth: cross-national trends and challenges. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197644331

Holmes, Lisa and McDermid, Samantha (2011) Understanding costs and outcomes in child welfare service: a comprehensive costing approach to managing your resources. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, pp. 329-331. ISBN 9781849052146

Holmes, Lisa, Soper, Jean, Ward, Harriet and Olsen, Richard (2008) Costs and consequences of placing children in care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, pp. 1176-1178. ISBN 9781843102731

Edited Book

Whittaker, James K, Del Valle, Jorge F and Holmes, Lisa, eds. (2014) Therapeutic residential care with children and youth: developing evidence-based international practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London. ISBN 9781849059633