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...
Action for Children has published new research on the educational outcomes of children and young people referred to social care in England. 1.6 million pupils’ GCSE exam results were analysed over a three-year period...
Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjects
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Parents involved in specialist family drug and alcohol courts (FDAC) during care proceedings are more likely to beat their addiction and be reunified with their children, research has found. Read the full article on...
Supporting children in care to build positive relationships with trusted adults can reduce their risk of homelessness by 10 per cent, a new analysis of the Lifelong Links programme has found. Read the full article on...
Ofsted has published inspections data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England. Findings include: there was a 9% increase in the number of children’s homes at 31 March 2023 and...
The Education Policy Institute has published a blog analysing the GCSE attainment gap for looked after children in England. The blog focuses on children who have been looked after in the previous 6 years, children in...
Risks to children in care posed by a lack of placement capacity and exacerbated by a profit-based system are becoming “increasingly untenable”, the president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS)...
Campaigners are urging greater support for pregnant women and mothers involved with children’s social care. Charity Birth Companions is warning that without an overhaul of support for these women their outcomes will...
The Scottish Government has published a report on siblings in care. The report summarises the work of the Staying Together and Connected National Implementation Group, which was set up in 2021 to aid understanding and...
The Care Inspectorate has published a position paper on the practice of the deprivation and restriction of liberty of children and young people in care home, school care and secure accommodation services in Scotland. It...
