Hedy Cleaver

Biography:

Hedy Cleaver is an Emeritus Professor at Royal Holloway College, University of London. Her experience as a social worker and child psychologist informs her research on vulnerable children and families and the impact of professional interventions. The guiding principle underpinning her work is a desire to improve the quality of life for children living in circumstances that place them at risk of abuse and neglect. The main body of her research focuses on three areas: vulnerable children within the family, in school, and in state care. Findings from her research have had an identifiable impact on policy and practice in the UK in respect to children and families for more than 30 years. Recent research focuses on perinatal death and the support available for grieving parents.