This research, commissioned by Shelter Scotland, ran from 2023–2024 and explored how temporary accommodation affects children in Scotland. Led by researchers at De Montfort University and University College London, the project captured and amplified children’s own accounts of safety, health, education and daily life in temporary accommodation. It addressed the lack of Scotland‑specific evidence and generated a strong qualitative base to inform future policy and support national efforts to improve temporary accommodation for families. 

This project, funded by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames), ran from 2024–2025 and worked directly with refugee and asylum‑seeking parents of young children living in resource‑limited temporary accommodation. It explored how challenging housing conditions, cultural barriers, food insecurity and previous trauma shaped parenting, and how families drew on their own cultural strengths to support their children. Using research, workshops and trauma‑informed creative methods, the study co‑developed the foundations of a culturally and environmentally sensitive parenting support programme aligned with the Healthy Child Programme and informed by the CHAMPIONS SHE Framework.