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Future of foster care: innovation in recruitment and retention

Charlotte Goddard
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Three out of four children in care are fostered, but the recruitment and retention of foster carers remain key challenges. Charlotte Goddard examines some of the latest pioneering practice.

With recruitment and retention of foster carers a perennial issue, some are looking abroad for new methods of support, such as the Mockingbird Family Model in the US. Picture: The Mockingbird Society
With recruitment and retention of foster carers a perennial issue, some are looking abroad for new methods of support, such as the Mockingbird Family Model in the US. Picture: The Mockingbird Society

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