CYP Now - The right decisions for children in long-term foster care

Study looked at the implementation of the first regulations and guidance on long-term foster care.

Previous research has shown that successful long-term foster carers can provide a secure base for young people into adulthood. Picture: highwaystarz/Adobe Stock

Report: Planning and supporting permanence in long-term foster care

Authors: Dr Birgit Larsson, Gillian Schofield et al

Published by: The CRCF, UEA (December 2021)

The essential role of long-term foster carers in helping to transform the lives of vulnerable children in care is highlighted in a recent study by the UEA’s CRCF funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The analysis of government data showed that 40 per cent of fostered children – more than 20,000 in 2019 – are in long-term foster care. These children are placed with a plan for their foster family to provide a secure, loving family life through childhood to adulthood.

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