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The latest special edition of Adoption & Fostering encourages greater understanding of the neurobiological sciences and how they are used to inform family policy and practice.
It has been announced that children’s mental health charity the Anna Freud Centre has been awarded £850,000 in National Lottery funding to help improve how sectors and communities understand and respond to the impact of trauma on children.
Our three adopter books The adopter’s handbook, The adopter’s handbook on education and The adopter’s handbook on therapy are now all just £10 each for the whole of October!
The Alliance is a coalition of groups and individuals from across the UK who are united together for positive social change for those affected by Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
A crucial consultation on children cases in the family court closes at the end of September. Have your say to ensure changes are evidence- and experience-led
CoramBAAF and the Rees Centre at the University of Oxford receives a group of Dutch professionals to discuss the fostering system in England.
Dr John Simmonds discusses fostering in black and ethnic minority communities on BBC Radio London.
There are significant gaps in the assessment, preparation and support for special guardians according to a new review, led by CoramBAAF, which calls for urgent reform across a number of priority areas to better support carers and children. One of the calls for change includes ensuring family members who might become carers have direct experience of looking after the child before the court order is made.
John Simmonds, CoramBAAF's Director of Policy, Research and Development, comments on the publication of the annual Stability Index which has revealed that the care system in England is struggling to cope with rising demand from teenagers.
In response to the uncertainty of funding for the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) beyond 2020, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence (APPG) has conducted an inquiry looking at the future of support, and this week published a report, Investing in Families, summarising its findings and proposing a number of changes to the fund.
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