mong children in care aged eight to 18, 84% said their life is getting better and around four in 10 (39%) aged 11 to 18 report very high wellbeing, according to analysis by Coram Institute for Children...
A group of 325 care-experienced young people are calling on children’s minister Janet Daby to ensure the government provides better mental health support for children in care and care leavers. Improvements...
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing...
Virtual mental health pilots for children in care need improvement if they are to be rolled out UK-wide, after evaluation found that just one centre involved in the trial plans to carry on offering the support. The...
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has published a summary of engagement with care experienced children and young people (aged 10-25) since June 2021. Areas covered in the summary include: wellbeing;...
Poor mental well-being is commonly associated with care experienced young people. Their lives of abrupt endings, unreliable stability, loss of connections and adverse childhood experiences can result in poor mental well...
Children coming into residential care have usually experienced trauma and rejection. Whether they have been removed from biological parents or from adoptive or foster placements which have broken down, many will feel...
Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father, 35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children reached early adolescence. Participants...
Researchers at University College London (UCL) Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care have published findings from research looking at a link between a childhood in care and early death. A study of data relating to...
A programme has been launched to combat mental health issues among care leavers and help them find work.
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The Fostering Network has published a report on the findings of the Muslim Fostering Project which explored the experiences of Muslim children in foster care and that of Muslim foster carers in the UK. Recommendations...
Many children who have been sexually abused have also experienced other abuse such as domestic violence and neglect. The experience of stigma, betrayal and poor attachment can lead to challenging behaviour, which...
The paper explores the taboo of love for children in care. A taboo is a social custom setting a thing apart, prohibiting association with a person, place, or thing (Oxford English Dictionary 2012). Love can become a...
