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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY International volunteering is widely understood to have originated primarily in Western Europe, specifically the United Kingdom, before the trend expanded to other parts of the world with similar demographics, for example Australia and the United States. Today, significant anecdotal evidence suggests that other countries across Europe also make a considerable contribution to the supply chain of people, money and resources that continue to sustain and foster the orphanage industry worldwide. However, there is a lack of data available to accurately assess the extent of…
One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report explains how Scotland can invest better in its children and families. There were two key objectives of this report: (1) To quantify the human costs and impacts of the current ‘care system’ and (2) To determine the financial costs of the current ‘care system’.
The report identifies the operational costs and other costs of the current care…
One of several reports produced as part of the Scottish Independent Care Review, this report (and the accompanying report Follow the Money) explains how Scotland can invest better in its children and families. This paper was written by Dr Katherine Trebeck and is her reflections on what was found as a…
This report explores options for young people aging out of residential care in the UK (“care leavers”) and the potential challenges and costs of effective implementation of those options. The report identifies four options: (1) care-leavers stay in the same residential care home until the age of 21, (2) care-leavers live in a separate building but on the same grounds as the residential home they were living in, until the age of 21, (3) care leavers live in a different house until the age of 21 (like “supported lodgings”) where not everyone is from care, or (4) care leavers “stay close” to…
This report is a compilation of health and social care costs in the UK for the year 2013. The report includes environmental costs as well as the costs of care for the elderly, the costs of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) services, cost of services for people with mental health problems, and so on.
The report includes a featured article on the cost of residential child care by Jonathan Stanley and Andrew Rome. The article aims to shed more light on the costs of residential child care and highlight the lack of information which may lead to “commissioning decisions being dominated more by…
This report was produced by the UK-based independent think tank, Demos. An excerpt of the executive summary is found below:
In media debate and policy discussions the care system is frequently described as failing. This negative view of care in England and Wales is closely related to how it is evaluated and the way that data on young people’s outcomes is misinterpreted – both of which tell a misleading story about its impact. In reality, there is a dissonance between the evidence on the impact of care, and the public perception of the system. Currently, this stigmatisation of the care…
Evidence points to a current shortage of at least 10,000 foster carers across the UK. There are also concerns that children in public care experience too many moves, have very poor educational outcomes and do not enjoy the life chances of other children. Placements are often made in haste, and the shortage of foster carers means that too many children have to live many miles from their family, friends and school. When placements break down or children have to be moved from temporary placements with foster carers when they have begun to settle, the risk of long-term difficulties increases.…