Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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The charity Become has published a report on the experiences of girls in care placed far from their local area and support networks. The report highlights the voices of eight care-experienced young women in...
Ofsted has published a report analysing children’s social care sufficiency in England. The report presents a new index to measure the sufficiency of children’s social care provision, looking at how...
Increasing the number of young people in care involved in Staying Put foster care schemes could prevent hundreds of care leavers a year becoming homeless, evaluation of the initiative has found Read the full story on...
Several West Midlands councils will get a share of £30m to help children in care to build their own “family networks”. Coventry, Warwickshire and Stoke-on-Trent councils and Birmingham Children’s Trust...
Children in care being placed far from home due to a lack of local placements is hindering the support youth justice services (YJS) can offer, according to the probation inspectorate. Read the full article on this link...
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published new research on parents with learning disabilities or learning difficulties who are involved in care proceedings in England. Findings from court and social work...
A charity is calling for an overhaul of benefit rules which are forcing thousands of young carers to choose between their education and receiving financial help. Read the full article on this link to Children &...
One in three parents at risk of having their baby taken into care have a learning disability or difficulty, analysis of 200 care proceedings has found. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People...
A social care service that offers foster care support to adults with learning disabilities is being made available to care leavers. The Shared Lives initiative typically offers adults with learning disabilities a place...
Adoption UK has published a report on adoption across the UK. The annual report looks at support services and the impact of policy and practice on adoptees and families. It looks at how well-prepared new adopters are in...
Children’s charities and sector leaders have raised concerns about the “painfully slow progress” of implementing reforms to the children’s social care system two years after recommendations were made in Josh...
A bill to remove profit from the care of looked-after children has been laid before the Welsh parliament. The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill follows a cross-party consultation launched two years ago by the Labour...
