The charity’s stark warning will be issued tomorrow (17 October) at its annual conference to coincide with research that shows almost half of children in care have been separated from siblings.
The charity will call on local authorities to do more to recruit foster carers who are willing to take on sibling groups.
Freda Lewis, director of the Fostering Network Wales, said: ‘When children are separated from their brothers and sisters it can bring about feelings of abandonment and rejection which can lead to mental health problems. They can’t explain their family history properly as there are always gaps.
The Children Act 1989 requires local authorities in England and Wales to place children in care with their siblings if reasonably practicable and consistent with their welfare.
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