Children and young people enter care for a variety of reasons and there is no single placement type that will suit all children. The “right” placement for individual children depends on a complex variety of factors that decision makers need to weigh up.
The Department for Education commissioned Research in Practice to produce an evidence review to support the use of research in making these decisions.
The report, Childhood Abuse and Neglect: Comparing Placement Options, brings together findings in two areas at the heart of family law decision making: the impacts of abuse and neglect on children and young people; and an appraisal of what is known about the strengths and weaknesses of different long-term placements in relation to their impact on outcomes for children and young people.
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