The place of residential care in the English child welfare system: Research report

Di Hart and Ivana La Valle (University of East London) with Lisa Holmes (CCfR, Loughborough University) - Department for Education

Introduction

This rapid review of the literature on residential care for looked-after children aims to:

  • describe the use of residential care for children within the child welfare systems of England and other relevant countries;
  • review the evidence on children’s outcomes from residential care;
  • review the quality of the evidence and identify gaps in the evidence base in order to inform future research priorities.
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