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One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report explains how Scotland can invest better in its children and families. There were two key objectives of this report: (1) To quantify the human costs and impacts of the current ‘care system’ and (2) To determine the financial costs of the current ‘care system’.
The report identifies the operational costs and other costs of the current care…
One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report (and the accompanying report Follow the Money) explains how Scotland can invest better in its children and families. This paper was written by Dr Katherine Trebeck and is her reflections on what was found as a…
This paper is an attempt at rethinking the systemic problems facing the funding and commissioning of care services and placements for children in need of care and adoption, across ALL types and specialisms of placement, from kinship care, through foster care, to residential care and adoption.
The ideas in this paper have been developed by Kathy Evans, CEO of Children England, based on findings and discussions over several years of involvement in examining the residential care market in particular, from both provider and commissioner perspectives. It has been shared with various…
In this brief article, the authors make their case for extending the age limit for young people to receive care in the foster care system, focusing on the UK and the US.
This report explores options for young people aging out of residential care in the UK (“care leavers”) and the potential challenges and costs of effective implementation of those options. The report identifies four options: (1) care-leavers stay in the same residential care home until the age of 21, (2) care-leavers live in a separate building but on the same grounds as the residential home they were living in, until the age of 21, (3) care leavers live in a different house until the age of 21 (like “supported lodgings”) where not everyone is from care, or (4) care leavers “stay close” to…
This report is a compilation of health and social care costs in the UK for the year 2013. The report includes environmental costs as well as the costs of care for the elderly, the costs of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) services, cost of services for people with mental health problems, and so on.
The report includes a featured article on the cost of residential child care by Jonathan Stanley and Andrew Rome. The article aims to shed more light on the costs of residential child care and highlight the lack of information which may lead to “commissioning decisions being dominated more by…
Evidence points to a current shortage of at least 10,000 foster carers across the UK. There are also concerns that children in public care experience too many moves, have very poor educational outcomes and do not enjoy the life chances of other children. Placements are often made in haste, and the shortage of foster carers means that too many children have to live many miles from their family, friends and school. When placements break down or children have to be moved from temporary placements with foster carers when they have begun to settle, the risk of long-term difficulties increases.…