by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
What Works for Children’s Social Care has published a report looking at care leavers and higher education. Research carried out by the CASCADE centre at Cardiff University shows a gap between the expectations of young people who have been in care and their...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
The Family Fund has published findings from surveys looking at the impact of lockdown on families raising disabled or seriously ill children in the UK and their immediate concerns and needs. Findings from surveys and interviews with 4,517 families include: the...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
Young Minds, together with more than 30 organisations in the UK, have written to the government to highlight the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on young people’s mental health. The letter calls for: emergency funding to increase young...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
The Welsh Government has announced £3.75 million of funding for mental health in schools that will include new support for children under the age of 11. Find out more here...
by FosterTalk Admin | May 28, 2020 | News
Unicef UK has published findings from a survey about schools reopening in the UK. A survey of 1,553 school staff members asking about priorities when schools reopened found that: 81% identified supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing, including...