More children deemed to be at risk of significant harm but not in immediate danger should remain with their families, England’s most senior children’s social worker has said. Isabelle Trowler became the first chief children and families...
Policy briefings: children’s chances
The University of Sheffield has published a series of policy briefings on working against the challenges faced by children and ensuring they have the best possible chances in life. The four policy briefings cover: the effectiveness of early...
Kinship care
Grandparents Plus has published a report looking at the challenges faced by kinship carers – grandparents and other family members – who have taken on the care of children who aren’t able to live with their parents. Findings from...
Redistributing care: why respite support should exist for struggling birth families, not just foster carers and adopters
Brigid Featherstone and Amanda Boorman talk about their experiences of respite support and how it might be used to support families before a child is removed. Read the full article on this link to Community Care Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
Newborn babies in care proceedings
Researchers from the Centre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University, the Rees Centre, and Research in Practice have published findings from a study of newborn babies (under one week old) in the family justice system in England...
Sharp rise in care applications for newborn babies
The number of applications for newborn babies to be taken into care has more than doubled in the past nine years, research has found. A study by the Nuffield Foundation, Born into Care, found that in 2007/08, 1,039 babies were subject to care...
