Schofield, Gillian, Larsson, Birgit, Neil, Elsbeth and Young, Julie (2024) Making decisions about long-term foster family care as a permanence plan in England: An investigation of the implementation of the first government regulations and guidance for long-term foster care. Adoption and Fostering, 48 (3-4). pp. 417-435. ISSN 0308-5759
Neil, Elsbeth (2024) Maintaining children’s birth family relationships in adoption? A theory of change. Family Law, May 2024. pp. 575-582.
Neil, Elsbeth, Rimmer, Julia and Sirbu, Irina (2023) How do adopted adults see the significance of adoption and being a parent in their life stories? A narrative analysis of 40 life story interviews with male and female adoptees. Children and Youth Services Review, 155. ISSN 0190-7409
Hammond, Simon P., Mickleburgh, Ella, Duddy, Claire, Hiller, Rachel, Neil, Elsbeth, Blackett, Rosie, Williams, Kevin, Wilson, Jon and Wong, Geoff (2023) Improving the mental health and mental health support available to adolescents in out-of-home care via Adolescent-Focused Low-Intensity Life Story Work: A realist review. BMJ Open, 13 (10). ISSN 2044-6055
Hammond, Simon P., Duddy, Claire, Mickleburgh, Ella, Hiller, Rachel, Neil, Elsbeth, Williams, Kevin, Rodgers, Luke, Wilson, Jon and Wong, Geoff (2022) Improving the mental health and mental health support available to adolescents with social care-experience via low-intensity life story work: A realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12 (3). ISSN 2044-6055
Copson, Ruth, Murphy, Anne, Cook, Laura, Neil, Elsbeth and Sorensen, Pernille (2022) Relationship-based practice and digital technology in child and family social work: Learning from practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developmental Child Welfare, 4 (1). pp. 3-19. ISSN 2516-1032
Larsson, Birgit, Schofield, Gillian, Neil, Elsbeth, Young, Julie, Morciano, Marcello and Lau, Yiu-Shing (2022) The right decisions for children in long-term foster care. Children and Young People Now, February (2022). pp. 31-32. ISSN 1755-8093
Neil, Elsbeth, Gitsels, Lisanne and Thoburn, June (2020) Returning children home from care: What can be learned from local authority data? Child & Family Social Work, 25 (3). pp. 548-556. ISSN 1356-7500
Neil, Elsbeth, Morciano, Marcello, Young, Julie and Hartley, Louise (2020) Exploring links between early adversities and later outcomes for children adopted from care: Implications for planning post adoption support. Developmental Child Welfare, 2 (1). pp. 52-71. ISSN 2516-1032
Neil, Elsbeth, Gitsels, Lisanne and Thoburn, June (2019) Children in care: Where do children entering care at different ages end up? An analysis of local authority administrative data. Children and Youth Services Review, 106. ISSN 0190-7409
Collings, Susan, Neil, Elsbeth and Conley Wright, Amy (2018) Practices to improve communication between birth parents and permanent families. Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 20 (2). pp. 144-150. ISSN 1329-0584
Neil, Elsbeth (2018) Rethinking adoption and birth family contact: Is there a role for the law? Family Law, 2018 (September). pp. 1178-1182.
Cossar, Jeanette and Neil, Elsbeth (2015) Service user involvement in social work research: Learning from an adoption research project. British Journal of Social Work, 45 (1). pp. 225-240. ISSN 0045-3102
Neil, Elsbeth (2013) The mental distress of the birth relatives of adopted children: 'disease' or 'unease'? Findings from a UK study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 21 (2). pp. 191-199. ISSN 1365-2524
Cossar, Jeanette and Neil, Elsbeth (2013) Making sense of siblings: connections and severances in post-adoption contact. Child and Family Social Work, 18 (1). pp. 67-76. ISSN 1365-2206
Neil, Elsbeth (2012) Making sense of adoption: integration and differentiation from the perspective of adopted children in middle childhood. Children and Youth Services Review, 34. pp. 409-416. ISSN 0190-7409
Cossar, Jeanette and Neil, Elsbeth (2010) Supporting the birth relatives of adopted children: How accessible are services? British Journal of Social Work, 40 (5). 1368–1386. ISSN 0045-3102
Neil, E. (2010) The benefits and challenges of direct post-adoption contact: perspectives from adoptive parents and birth relatives. Aloma, 27. pp. 89-115.
Neil, E. C. (2009) Post-adoption contact and openness in adoptive parents' minds: Consequences for children's development. British Journal of Social Work, 39 (1). pp. 5-23. ISSN 0045-3102
Neil, E (2008) Guest Editorial. Adoption Quarterly, 10 (3/4). pp. 1-2. ISSN 1544-452X
Neil, Elsbeth (2008) Supporting post adoption contact for children adopted from care: A study of social workers' attitudes. Adoption Quarterly, 10 (3/4). pp. 3-28. ISSN 1544-452X
Neil, E. C. (2007) Coming to terms with the loss of a child: the feelings of birth parents and grandparents about adoption and post-adoption contact. Adoption Quarterly, 10 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 1092-6755
Neil, E (2006) Het verlies van een kind accepteren. Hoe de biologische familie contact na de adoptie ervaat (Accepting the loss of a child to adoption: birth relatives' views of post adoption contact). The Adoption Magazine, 9 (2). pp. 15-16.
Neil, E (2003) Accepting the reality of adoption: birth relative's experiences of face-to-face contact. Adoption and Fostering, 27 (2). pp. 32-43. ISSN 1740-469X
Neil, Elsbeth (2003) Understanding other people's perspectives: tasks for adopters in open adoptions. Adoption Quarterly, 6 (3). pp. 3-30. ISSN 1544-452X
Neil, Elsbeth, Beek, Mary and Schofield, Gillian (2003) Thinking about and managing contact in permanent placements: the differences and similarities between adoptive parents and foster carers. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 8 (3). pp. 401-418. ISSN 1461-7021
Neil, E. C. (2002) Contact after adoption: The role of agencies in making and supporting plans. Adoption and Fostering, 26 (1). pp. 25-38. ISSN 0308-5759
Neil, E and Sellick, C (2001) A description and evaluation of a social work training programme in Moldova. Social Work Education, 20 (5). pp. 577-592. ISSN 0261-5479
Neil, E (2000) The reasons why young children are placed for adoption: Findings from a recently placed sample and implications for future identity issues. Child and Family Social Work, 5 (4). 303–316. ISSN 1365-2206
Beek, Mary and Neil, Elsbeth (2020) Respecting children's relationships and identities in adoption. In: The Routledge Handbook of Adoption. Routledge, Abingdon and New York, pp. 76-89. ISBN 978-1-138-36250-5
Neil, E (2009) The corresponding experiences of adoptive parents and birth relatives in open adoptions. In: International advances in adoption research for practice. Wiley, Chichester.
Wrobel, G and Neil, E (2009) Connecting research to practice. In: International advances in adoption research for practice. Wiley, Chichester.
Young, J and Neil, E (2009) Contact after adoption. In: The Child Placement Handbook: Research, Policy and Practice. BAAF, London.
Howe, D and Neil, E (2004) Conclusions: a transactional model for thinking about contact. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care. Wiley, London, pp. 224-254.
Howe, D and Neil, E (2004) Introduction. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care. Wiley, London, pp. 1-6.
Neil, E (2004) The "Contact after adoption" Study: indirect contact and adotive parents' communication about adoption. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care: Research, theory and practice. BAAF, London.
Neil, E (2004) The "Contact after adoption" Study: face-to-face contact. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care: Research, Theory and Practice. BAAF, London, pp. 65-84.
Neil, E (2004) Contact after Adoption: A research review. In: Children and their families: Contacts, rights and welfare. Hart Publishing.
Young, J and Neil, E (2004) The 'Contact after Adoption' study: The perspective of Birth Relatives after non-voluntary Adoption. In: Contact in Adoption and Permanent Foster Care: Research, Theory and Practice. British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering, London.
Neil, E (2002) Managing face-to-face contact for young adopted children. In: Staying Connected: Making Contact Arrangements in Adoption. BAAF, London.
Neil, E (1999) The sibling relationships of adopted children and patterns of contact after adoption. In: We are family: Sibling relationships in placement and beyond. BAAF, London.
Neil, E (2006) Contact with adult birth relatives after adoption: a longitudinal study of children aged under 4 at placement. Working Paper. Nuffield Foundation.
Neil, Elsbeth, Rimmer, Julia, Rawcliffe, Cassian and Copson, Ruth (2024) Evaluation of the Letter Swap Pilot: Briefing. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Neil, Elsbeth, Rimmer, Julia, Rawcliffe, Cassian and Copson, Ruth (2024) Evaluation of the Letter Swap Pilot: Final Report. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Murphy, Anne, Neil, Elsbeth, North, Joanna and Oates, David (2022) Seeking connections: how adoption agencies respond to requests from intermediary agencies to support reunions between adopted adults and their birth families:Centre for Research on Children & Families Research Briefing. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Larsson, Birgit, Schofield, Gillian, Neil, Elsbeth, Young, Julie, Morciano, Marcello and Lau, Yiu-Shing (2022) Planning and supporting permanence in long-term foster care:An investigation of the implementation in England of the first regulations and guidance for long-term foster care (Department for Education 2015). Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Larsson, Birgit, Neil, Elsbeth, Morciano, Marcello and Lau, Yiu-Shing (2022) Reunification as a permanency route for children in care: Reunion stability and educational outcomes:Research briefing. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Larsson, Birgit, Schofield, Gillian, Neil, Elsbeth, Morciano, Marcello and Lau, Yiu-Shing (2021) Planning and supporting permanence in long-term foster care:An investigation of the implementation in England of the first regulations and guidance for long-term foster care as a permanence option (Department for Education 2015). Nuffield Foundation.
Beek, Mary, Neil, Elsbeth and Schofield, Gillian (2021) Moving to Adoption:Using the UEA model to help children move from foster care to adoption. Coram BAAF. ISBN 9781913384104
Neil, Elsbeth, Copson, Ruth and Sorensen, Penny (2020) Contact during lockdown: How are children and their birth families keeping in touch?:Main report. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Neil, Elsbeth, Copson, Ruth and Sorensen, Penny (2020) Contact during lockdown: How are children and their birth families keeping in touch?:Briefing paper. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory.
Neil, Elsbeth, Beek, Mary and Schofield, Gillian (2018) Moving to adoption: a practice development project:Research Briefing. Research Briefings . Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.
Neil, Elsbeth, Young, Julie and Hartley, Louise (2018) The Joys and Challenges of Adoptive Family Life:A Survey of Adoptive Parents in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Dance, Cherilyn, Neil, Elsbeth and Rogers, Ruth (2017) Inter-agency Adoption and the Government’s Subsidy of the Inter-Agency Fee. Department for Education. ISBN 978-1-78105-747-6
Neil, Elsbeth (2017) Helping birth parents in adoption. A literature review of birth parent support services, including supporting post adoption contact::An expertise for the German Research Center on Adoption (EFZA). Deutsches Jugendinstitut.
Neil, Elsbeth, Beek, Mary and Ward, Emma (2015) Contact after Adoption:A longitudinal study of post adoption contact arrangements. Coram BAAF, London. ISBN ISBN 978 1 910039 33 5
Neil, Beth, Beek, Mary and Ward, Emma (2014) Contact after Adoption: A longitudinal study of adopted young people and their adoptive parents and birth relatives. BAAF. ISBN 9781910039137
Neil, Beth, Beek, Mary and Ward, Emma (2013) Contact after adoption::a follow-up in late adolescence. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Clifton, John and Neil, Elsbeth (2013) Success factors in adopter recruitment: Insights from adoption agency social work managers and marketing officers. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA, Norwich.
Neil, Elsbeth, Cossar, Jeanette, Jones, Christine, Lorgelly, Paula and Young, Julie (2011) Supporting direct contact after adoption. Adoption Research Initiative (ARI) . BAAF, London. ISBN 978-1-907585-05-0
Neil, E, Cossar, J, Lorgelly, P and Young, J (2010) Helping Birth Families: Services, costs and outcomes. British Association of Adoption and Fostering, London.
Neil, E and Wrobel, G (2009) International advances in adoption research for practice. Wiley, Chichester.
Neil, Elsbeth, Beek, Mary and Schofield, Gillian (2020) Key principles for foster carers and adopters who are helping a child to move to adoption. Centre for Research on Children and Families, UEA.