"Over the last year the children's behaviour and their emotionaldevelopment has improved no end, and they're now doing much better atschool." So says Sue Bown, who is looking after three of her fourgrandchildren, Ross, Amy, and Jordan.
The children, aged 10, nine and six, had been known to social servicesfor many years. Their mother has severe mental health and substanceabuse problems, and has had a number of failed relationships. Sueexplains that through the years the family have always been heavilyinvolved with the youngsters, and this is why they were never formallyplaced in the care system, even though they were at some risk attimes.
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