Gwyther Rees

Job title: Research Director

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) Economics
• MA Social Research

Research interests:

• Experiences and needs of young people who run away
• Child protection / safeguarding issues relating to older young people
• Children's and young people's well-being
• Project evaluation

Gwyther Rees's publications:

Rees G, Stein M, Hicks L & Gorin S Adolescent Neglect: Research, Policy & Practice, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2011

Rees G & Stein M ‘Children and young people in and leaving care’ in J Bradshaw (ed) The Well-being of Children in the UK (Third Edition), Bristol: Policy Press 2011

Bradshaw J, Rees G, Keung A, & Goswami H 'The subjective well-being of children' in C McAuley & W Rose (eds) Child Well-Being: Understanding Children's Lives, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2010

Rees G, Gorin S, Jobe A, Stein M, Medforth R & Goswami H Safeguarding Young People: Responding to young people aged 11 to 17 who are maltreated, London: The Children's Society 2010

Bradshaw J, Keung A, Rees G & Goswami H (2010) 'Children’s subjective well-being: International comparative perspectives', Children and Youth Services Review (Available online)

Biehal N & Rees G 'Children in public care in England: well-being, poverty and rights' in J Vranken & W Vandenhole (eds) Why Care? Child Poverty and Children's Rights, Antwerp: Intersentia 2010

Rees G, Bradshaw J, Goswami H & Keung A Understanding Children's Well-being: A National Survey of Young People's Well-being, London: The Children’s Society 2010

Rees G, Wade J, Franks M & Medforth R Commissioning, Delivery And Perceptions Of Emergency Accommodation For Young Runaways, London: DCSF 2009

Stein M, Rees G, Hicks L & Gorin S Neglected Adolescents – Literature Review (Research Brief), London: DSCF 2009

Evans K, Houghton-Brown M & Rees G Stepping Up: The Future of Runaways Services, London: The Children’s Society 2007

Wilson D & Rees G (eds) Just Justice: A study into black young people's experiences of the youth justice system, London: The Children’s Society 2006

Rees G, Franks M, Raws P & Medforth R Responding to Young Runaways: An Evaluation of 19 Projects, 2003 to 2004, Research Report No. 634. London: DfES 2005

Rees G, Francis L & Robbins M Spiritual Health and the Well-Being of Urban Young People, London: The Commission on Urban Life and Faith 2005

Rees G & Lee J Still Running 2: Findings from the Second National Survey of Young Runaways, London: The Children’s Society 2005

Rees G & Siakeu J Thrown Away: The Experiences of Young People Forced to Leave Home, London: The Children’s Society 2004

Smeaton E & Rees G Running Away in South Yorkshire, London: The Children’s Society 2004

Wade J, Mitchell F & Rees G Young Runaways in Wales: Patterns, needs and services, Cardiff: The Welsh Assembly 2002

Stein M & Rees G 'Young people leaving care and young people who go missing' in J Bradshaw (ed) The Well-being of Children in the UK, London: Save the Children 2002

Rees G & Rutherford C Home Run – Families and Young Runaways, London: The Children’s Society 2001

Rees G & Smeaton E Child Runaways – Under 11s Running Away in the UK, London: The Children’s Society 2001

Rees G Working with Young Runaways – Learning from Practice,  London: The Children’s Society 2001

Rees G & Stein M The Abuse of Adolescents within the Family, London: NSPCC 1999

Safe on the Streets Research Team Still Running – Children on the Streets in the UK, London: The Children's Society 1999

Rees G & Stein M (1997) 'Abuse of Adolescents: A Review of the North American Literature', Children & Society, vol 11, pages 63-70

Rees G & Stein M (1997) 'Abuse of Adolescents: Implications of North American Research for the UK', Children & Society, vol 11, pages 128-134

Stein M, Rees G & Frost N Running – The Risk: Young People on the Streets of Britain Today, London: The Children’s Society 1994

Rees G Hidden Truths – Young People's Experiences of Running Away, London: The Children's Society 1993

Contact details:

Gwyther Rees, Research Director
The Children's Society
Research Unit
Edward Rudolf House
Margery Street
London
WC1X 0JL

Email: gwyther.rees@childrenssociety.org.uk 
Fax: 020 7841 4500