Children are generally taken into care because they are perceived to be at risk of harm or abuse. However, a number of recent reviews have laid bare the harm experienced by children already in care. These include the Hesley Review, which highlighed disabled children being abused in residential settings and the case of a child tragically murdered not long after being placed into an adoptive family.
CoramBAAF’s annual Health Conference, which gathers together a range of experts and health professionals who work with children in care and care leavers, had a sobering title this year: Safe in care or in harm’s way? Recognising and responding to risks to keep children in care safe. The answer that emerged, drawing on current research, is that children in care are not always safe in care.
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