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June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 23 January 2023

To Strike or Not to Strike? – That is the question

The Family Rights Group is calling for government to publish a definition of kinship care. Picture: Adobe Stock

Blogs 20 January 2023

Its #TimeToDefine kinship care – here’s why and how we might start

Increased support for children needs proper government funding, McPherson says. Picture: zinkevych/Adobe Stock

Blogs 17 January 2023

Consider the children: Why localism needs to be a devolution of resources not just power

Reflection helps support resilience, Jenkins says. Picture: Valerhii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

Blogs 16 January 2023

Resilience and why it matters in 2023

Junior Smart is founder of the SOS project. Picture: St Giles Trust

Blogs 16 January 2023

We can no longer afford to be indifferent

John Pearce is vice president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Picture: ADCS

Blogs 9 January 2023

What’s on the horizon?

Campaigners are urging greater representation of kinship carers. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

Blogs 4 January 2023

Alternatives to recently closed Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board

Michael Samuel is chair of the Anna Freud Centre. Picture: Anna Freud Centre

Blogs 4 January 2023

Supporting children with post-Christmas anxiety

Andy Elvin is chief executive of Tact Fostering

Blogs 21 December 2022

Back to the future

A number of Ukrainian refugee children are living with kinship carers, CoramBAAF says. Picture: Adobe Stock/Aviavlad

Blogs 19 December 2022

Supporting kinship carers of Ukrainian refugee children

The government banned unregulated accommodation for under-16s in September last year. Picture: AdobeStock

Blogs 19 December 2022

Unregulated accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds cannot be normalised

Milton Keynes' DCS describes a focused visit by Ofsted. Picture: Adobe Stock

Blogs 19 December 2022

A time for serenity

Dr Helen Hartley is medical director at Bupa Global and UK Insurance. Picture: Bupa Global and UK Insurance

Blogs 12 December 2022

Supporting young children dealing with grief

Children and young people are fed up of short term interventions, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock/Valerii Honcharuk

Blogs 12 December 2022

‘We are the town that has been forgotten about’: Solution to our youth mental health crisis is close to home

Nigel Minns is director of children and young people at Warwickshire County Council.

Blogs 12 December 2022

Mind the gap