Children in care move home with belongings in bin bags
Four out of five children in care have moved home with their belongings in bin bags, the National Youth Advocacy Service has found.
The NYAS also revealed that three in five care experienced young people will have their belongings lost or damaged when moving.
Rita Waters, NYAS Group CEO says, “All too often for children in [...]
Care leavers feel inadequately prepared for independent living
Over a third of people leaving the care system felt they had to leave whether they were ready or not, according to a report by Ofsted.
The inspectorate highlights the lack of choice many care leavers experienced when leaving care. While local authorities are required to prepare children for leaving care, Ofsted’s report finds variance [...]
Rising fuel costs will exacerbate child poverty
More children are at risk of living in poverty due to rising fuel costs, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has warned.
Households on low incomes will be spending on average 18% of their income after housing costs on energy bills after April. For single adult households on low incomes this rises to a shocking 54%, an [...]
Self-harm is ‘not just responsibility of mental health professionals’
All professionals working across the health and social care system have a role to play in supporting people who self-harm, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has stated.
In draft guidance, NICE said the issue should not just be seen as the responsibility of those with mental health expertise.
Dr Paul Chrisp, director of [...]
Kinship care should be first option for children in care
More than 90 per cent of parents would want a relative or friend to care for their children if they were unable to, a survey by The Family Rights Group has highlighted.
Most children in care are living with unrelated foster carers or in residential care away from their family network. But kinship care, where [...]
Mediation scheme extended following government investment
Investment has been given to a meditation scheme designed to help estrange families settle disputes around financial matters and child contact.
The funding has been announced to help divert private law cases from court and enable families to settle disputes out of court. The mediation scheme was launched in March last year and the £1.3m [...]
