More on care by family and friends.
Holmes, David
The sixteenth and final report in the Every Child Matters Research
Briefings series highlights messages from international research on the
potential benefits of family and friends care and ways of ensuring
successful placements. Written and researched by Joan Hunt (Senior
Research Fellow, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, University
of Oxford) the briefing, including literature and key resources, is
available at www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RBX-03-08.pdf.
Note: Joan Hunt is also co-author of the research study on outcomes
for abused and neglected children placed with family or friends carers
through care proceedings, to be published by BAAF in 2008.