Children in care numbers rise by 49% According to a report How have family households in Scotland changed over 2001-2011? commissioned by Parenting across Scotland, the number of children in care has increased by almost 50% in a decade. The number of youngsters looked after by grandparents or other relatives in formal kinship care arrangements is almost four times higher than 10 years ago, according to the study.There were 980 children in care who were in formal kinship care in 2001, with this rising to 3,910 by 2011. But the report warned kinship carers could themselves be a “vulnerable group”, as “most kinship carers are grandparents amongst which there are high levels of disability”. In 2011, 9 per cent of Scots - some 500,000 people - were providing unpaid care for a friend of family member struggling as a result of disability, illness or age.To read more click here: ow.ly/x0wx9 To read the full report click here: ow.ly/x0wEx If you would like more information or some advice regarding kinship placements or Special Guardianship Orders click here: ow.ly/x0wNN or phone Fosterline on: 0800 040 7675. ow.ly/i/5Ccx0 ow.ly/i/5CcyD
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:50:25 +0000
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