The charity Kinship has published a report examining the educational and mental health support that children in kinship care receive in England and Wales. Kinship carried out its annual survey and received 1,657 responses from kinship carers. Findings show: over a quarter of kinship carers said their children hadn’t received the emotional or therapeutic support they needed; and nearly 4 in 10 kinship carers said their children hadn’t received support to help them navigate their identity and family relationships. Kinship is calling for policy and practice that effectively assists children in kinship care to get the support they need with their mental health and education.
Read the report: New Kinship report highlights needs of kinship children are overlooked and ignored
Source: Kinship
Date published: 21 August 2024
