The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on children placed in illegal unregistered children’s homes. Data from local authorities in England shows that 669 children were living in unregistered...
Care system failings ‘putting hundreds of children at risk’ in unregistered placements
Hundreds of vulnerable children are being “regularly put at risk” with prolonged placements in unregistered homes, an influential committee of MPs has warned. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
Four key ways to strengthen support for adoptive families
Amid concerns around the lack of support for adopters, an organisation specialising in providing therapeutic services has created a charter setting out how agencies and policymakers can do more to help adoptive families...
Mixed picture on wellbeing among looked-after children and care leavers
mong children in care aged eight to 18, 84% said their life is getting better and around four in 10 (39%) aged 11 to 18 report very high wellbeing, according to analysis by Coram Institute for Children of Coram Voice...
Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services
Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share...
Children in care
Coram has published a new report on the wellbeing of children in care and care leavers in England. The report draws on 27,000 responses from the Coram Voice Bright Spots surveys with children in care and young care...
