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 has proposed making it illegal to place under-16s in unregulated accommodation, the education secretary will announce today. Under the plans unveiled by Gavin Williamson, consultation on which will be...
The Robertson Trust has published a report evaluating MCR Pathways, a school-based mentoring programme for care-experienced and disadvantaged children and young people in Scotland which aims to improve school...
At least eight out of 10 children in care receive support for a special education need or disability (SEND), according to a study.The research by the University of Central London’s Great Ormond Street Institute of Child...
A lack of children’s homes across England and Wales has led to more young people living in unregulated provision or far away from their homes, Ofsted has warned. There are currently 78,150 children in care – 12...
More than 500 experts in children’s social care have signed a joint letter calling on the government to launch an “ambitious” independent review into the system. Read the full article on this link to Children &...
More than 500 experts in children’s social care have signed a joint letter calling on the government to launch an “ambitious” independent review into the system. The letter, addressed to education secretary Gavin...
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a report about looked after children who are living in placements outside of their local area. Findings include: over 30,000 (41% of) looked after children are...
A programme has been launched to combat mental health issues among care leavers and help them find work.
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More than three quarters of foster carers are affected by trauma through violent incidents such as being assaulted by children in their care or from the threat of being harmed, a study has found. Read the full article...
Guidelines on helping professionals tackle the “acute pain and stress” of removing newborn babies from their mothers at birth as part of care proceedings are to be trialled. Read the full article on this link...
