To mark Care Leavers’ Month, Dame Rachel De Souza sets out the changes needed to improve support for care-experienced young people into adulthood. Read more.
Researchers are calling for investment in evidence-backed mentoring and befriending initiatives for care-experienced children and young people after analysis found they can boost mental health, reduce trauma...
‘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...
During the summer Leicestershire Cares started a piece of research across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland exploring people views and opinions on protecting those of care experience under the Equality Act 2010...
Barnardo’s has published a report looking at how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting children and young people leaving care in England. The report includes interviews with 16- to 25-year-olds who have lived...
Pause has published a report on families experiencing repeat removals of children into care in England. The report highlights the issue of repeat removals and calls on the government to improve support to ensure...
The number of care leavers who experience or are threatened by homelessness has increased by a third since 2018, according to figures released by care charity Become. The figures relate to local authority housing...
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published a report on services provided by English local authorities to care leavers to support their emotional wellbeing. This included a review of existing evidence on mental...
The majority of young people leaving care in the UK want more help managing their finances, according to a new survey.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now
Independent visitors, who offer emotional support to looked-after children, should be made available to all those with experience of care until they are 25, according to the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS). Read...
Care leaver Rebekah Pierre is editing a new anthology of stories, reflections and letters by care-experienced people.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now
The government needs to address rising numbers of young care leavers becoming homeless by introducing a series of stronger safeguards, a report warns. A joint briefing published by Just for Kids Law together with New...
In recent months, we have been working with three of our care experienced young people on a national project which aims to improve welfare support for care leavers. Led by Learning and Work Institute, this project is...
