Welcome to the Because we Care project website.
Because we Care is an AHRC-funded project that explored ideas of health and care with siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.
Because we Care is a collaborative project that involved a group of children aged between seven and ten working with a research team, an artist, a filmmaker, and a facilitator of philosophical dialogue. We met for five weeks to talk philosophically about ideas related to health and care.
We also spent time creating artwork and a film that focused on care, and we talked about what we’d made. You can watch the co-produced film below. It features Grace, Hollie, King Bob, Rose, Sophie, Wee Cillian and Zoe. The children involved in the film chose their own names for the project. The film was co-directed by the children, Tim and Sarah who also co-produced it.
At the end of our five weeks, we created a series of recommendations about things we’d like people to know who live or work with siblings of children with life-limiting conditions. You can find our recommendations in the booklet that we made with Alison. Feel free to download the booklet and the QR code to share with the people with whom you work.
We’re still working on the project, so will continue to add to the website with a podcast and links to our publications.
The researchers on the project are: Professor Claire Cassidy and Dr. Anna Robinson (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) and Professor Lorna Fraser (King’s College London).
The project partners are: Cillian Dwyer: philosophy facilitator (AIMS Advocacy); Alison Murray: art, design and illustration (everythingispattern.com); Sarah Wishart: filmmaker (The Assembling: sarahwishart.com); Tim Knights: cameraperson; Dr. Becky Brown (Nimbuscare); and Dr. Annabel Howell (CHAS).
Because we Care was funded by the AHRC as part of its call related to the Future of Health and Social Care (AH/X012174/1). We were also supported by colleagues in CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland) who kindly provided the space for us to meet.