Health

Dealing with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

This authoritative guide is an essential read for all those working with or looking after fostered and adopted children who may be affected by FASD, to help ensure that they provide the support these children need to reach their full potential.

Parenting a child affected by parental substance misuse

This guide explores general issues around substance misuse and children entering care, as well as the impact on children of exposure to substances during pregnancy, and possible effects on children at different ages and stages of development.

A healthy winter ahead?

Our Health Consultant, Ellie Johnson, discusses how vaccines can help keep your children healthy this winter and shares useful information for parents and carers.

Safe in care or in harm’s way? Recognising and responding to risks to keep children in care safe

Our Health Consultant Ellie Johnson explores how our Annual Health Conference is an opportunity to network and reflect on practice for professionals working in children’s social care, not just health professionals.

NICE publish quality standard for assessment and diagnosis of FASD

This guidance forms key part of supporting much need changes to support families affected by FASD that CoramBAAF and its members have called for.

Rising levels of obesity and medical problems for prospective substitute carers in Gloucestershire

Audit of Looked After Children (LAC) in residential care and BMI increase in one UK local authority