The success of the Ugandan dance troupe offers a chance to discuss the harms of institutional care.
- Lecturer in Social Work, The Open University
Vulnerable children have had their hopes crushed.
Until a new duty on local authorities in England came into force last year, if you were in foster care you had to move on when you reached 18. This has now changed. Under the Children and Families Act…
In order to protect children from harm, the state has the power to separate children from their parents. In exceptional cases it is sometimes necessary to separate siblings – to protect them from harm…
Foster carers can have a powerful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and young people. But with an average of four moves for each child in foster care, living with instability can affect them into…
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