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...
The government is extending part of its consultation into tightening restrictions on unregulated supported accommodation to allow care experienced young people to share their views. Read the full article on this link...
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...
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published a report looking at care leavers and higher education. Research carried out by the CASCADE centre at Cardiff University shows a gap between the expectations of young...
Young people in care or those who experienced care at 13 or 14 have significantly lower expectations of attending higher education than their peers, new research shows. Read the full article on this link to Children...
The University of Bedfordshire’s Vauxhall Centre for the Study of Crime has published findings from research looking at factors contributing to the over-representation of looked after children in child prisons in South...
Foster parents provide substitute, primary care for children who have been removed from their primary caregivers due to abuse and neglect. Little is known about the experiences of foster parents prior to fostering...
Leicestershire Cares’ latest care experienced podcast, Fostering a New Approach, explores what makes a good support worker for looked after children and leaving care young people. Casey and Diana talk about trust, an...
Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, Leicestershire Cares’ leaving care team has been working closely with the care experienced young people we support to help them share their experiences of social distancing and the...
Leicestershire Cares has set up a podcast to help keep two of their participants connected. The care experienced duo now have a date in their diary each week, where they can record their podcast, helping them reduce the...
Care-experienced young people have shared videos of their persepectives on the UK-wide lockdown from their homes and university halls through charity Leicestershire Cares. The vlogs come as part of a bid by the...
