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...
A residential child care worker describes the difficulties encountered when a 15-year-old refugee was placed in the home and questions what more he could have done to make it work. Read the full article on this link...
Coram Voice has launched a new animation aimed at encouraging young children in care in England to access advocacy to help them express their views when decisions are made about their lives. Read the news story: Coram...
People who have been taken into care as a child should receive ongoing support to help them deal with the impact of their experiences, a report has recommended. A summary report of the first Care Experienced Conference...
How did a childhood spent in the care system lead to the young man everybody loved dying under an overpass – and could a new law help?
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Many children who have been sexually abused have also experienced other abuse such as domestic violence and neglect. The experience of stigma, betrayal and poor attachment can lead to challenging behaviour, which...
Court advisory service Cafcass has not brought any legal proceedings on behalf of children in care despite referrals from independent reviewing officers (IROs) over the last decade, according to data obtained by...
Many young people are involved in caring for parents, siblings, or other relatives who have an illness or disability. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caring by young people in England. Method A...
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published interim reports on pilots in three local authorities in England investigating whether devolved budgets, which give social workers decision-making control of...
Imagine you gathered a group of people together and gave them the ingredients and instructions to bake a cake. If they followed the instructions eventually, they should all be able to bake a cake. At a much bigger level...
Considerable attention has been given to the vulnerability of young people leaving care in the UK in their transition to adulthood. To date, however, there has been limited focus on the perceptions of care leavers about...
