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...
This follows the changes made in the Children and Social Work Act 2017. New guidance outlining how social workers and other professionals should support children in care and care leavers has been published by the...
The government has announced extra funding to help councils cover the cost of extending support for children in care and care leavers. Personal adviser support will be extended to care leavers who are not in education...
The vast majority of looked-after children feel their lives have improved since being taken into care, a study has found. The vast majority of children said their life had improved since being taken into care. The...
A study has blamed a lack of professional understanding and prejudice within child protection services for the massive spike in the numbers of Roma and Traveller children being taken into care. There has been a 720 per...
Some key resources which illustrate the challenges associated with meeting the needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers: Perceptions of Care Perceptions of Care – Become (2017) Care and Emotional/Mental Health...
A national register of foster carers should be established so that children can be matched to the right families leading to fewer placement breakdowns, a major review of the system has recommended. Sir Martin Narey was...
AUTHOR Keith ClementsResearch & Policy Analyst ATTACHMENT(S) Measuring the wellbeing of children in care_Final report.pdf With funding from The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, NCB conducted research exploring the...
The number of adoptions that break down, resulting in a child being removed from a placement, have risen in recent years, despite government attempts to tackle the issue, an investigation by CYP Now has found. The...
The Care Leavers Association (CLA) has published findings from a study into the health needs of care leavers. Recommendations from a survey of the health needs of 418 care leavers of all ages include: the health needs...
Ofsted inspectors have praised the impact of a council’s decision to bring an externally-commissioned service back under council control. Inspectors said the decision by Wandsworth council to bring its care leaver...
