As a starting point, we need to be much clearer about what the care system is for and who it should serve and why. To do that, we need to have a clearer understanding of what the case system is.
There is a tendency to consider it through a narrow lens of statutory services, even just Children’s Services, when in fact children, young people and adults with care experience live and interact in multiple systems that must understand and support them better. We need Caring Systems.
The lived experience of children, young people and adults must be put at the heart of caring systems, systems that have a relentless focus on individuals and uniqueness. One size does not fit all.
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