Meeting the needs of neurodivergent children and young people
Dr Gemma North outlines the importance of acknowledging and supporting care experienced children and young people.
Foster Care Fortnight 2023
Ellen Broomé talks us through what you can expect from CoramBAAF over the next couple of weeks in support of Foster Care Fortnight™.
Revised Form CAR and Section B (Child’s Adoption Report and Annex B) (2023)
Minor revisions have been made to Form CAR and Section B (Child’s Adoption Report and Annex B) (2023) in English and Welsh, to take into account legislative changes.
The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report
On Friday 3 March, the Government published its response to the powerful and troubling report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights about The Violation of Family Life: Adoption of Children of Unmarried Women 1949–1976.
Does the new implementation strategy go far enough for kinship carers and their families?
The recently announced 'Children's social care: Stable Homes, Built on Love' sets out the Government’s implementation strategy following the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care. The changes proposed include significant changes to the kinship care landscape including a National Kinship Strategy.
We are updating our forms
Our Policy, Research and Development team are working to review and update our forms. Take a look at which forms we are currently reviewing and updating.
CoramBAAF reaction to the Government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care
The Government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care has been published. Read about CoramBAAF’s engagement and work with the Care Review.
The return of 26 weeks – and what this means for the assessment of prospective kinship carers
With the re-launch of the Public Law Outline, it is a timely reminder of the need to allow sufficient time for kinship assessment work. Both for social workers to be able to complete robust and authoritative assessments, but also for kinship families to have the time and support to make potentially life changing decisions to care for a child.
CoramBAAF eBookstore is live!
Until now our publications have mainly been available in hard copy, but we are delighted to announce that many of our publications will now be available as eBooks.
Who is looking after the ‘unseen children’?
CoramBAAF Kinship Consultant Clare Seth considers research about mothers who are in prison and the impact on children.
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