This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents' needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training.

This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the experiences of 22 UK foster carers when a child is ‘moved on’ from a placement, focusing specifically on their experiences of loss.

As agencies consider how to build the capacity of carers to support unaccompanied young people, this study set out to learn from the experiences and views of foster carers, in order to inform the development of effective carer training and support.

This article follows on from ‘How children in foster care engage with loyalty conflict: presenting a model of processes informing loyalty’ (Dansey, John and Shbero, 2018), published in the previous edition of this journal.

This article presents a preliminary exploration of the participation in a mindfulness-based group therapy by nine looked after children aged 14 to 17.

This report outlines the barriers to settlement demonstrated by the work CCLC has done with children and young people and makes recommendations for the ways in which the government can ensure that these barriers can be overcome as the EU settlement scheme is rolled out.

The UK Home Office is introducing a new scheme requiring the registration of EU nationals after Brexit, putting children in care and other vulnerable children in danger of slipping through the cracks, according to a report from Coram Children’s Legal Centre. 

This factsheet highlights the developments and challenges still ahead in Lithuania and offers key recommendations to the EU and the national government to ensure that children are cared for in family-based settings.

This factsheet highlights the developments and challenges still ahead in Latvia and offers key recommendations to the EU and the national government to ensure that children are cared for in family-based settings.

This factsheet highlights the developments and challenges still ahead in Estonia and offers key recommendations to the EU and the national government to ensure that children are cared for in family-based settings.