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Making happy families

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  • Tuesday, October 29, 2013
    • | CYP Now
The government has made adoption a key priority and set aside new funding. Joe Lepper explores the twin challenges facing local authorities - recruiting enough adopters and ensuring the right support.

Consultation on adoption reform

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  • Tuesday, August 7, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Kara Apland, socio-legal researcher at the Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the government consultations on contact arrangements for adopted children and children in care, and the adoption of siblings

Carers need training to reduce suicide risk

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  • Friday, August 5, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Foster carers and residential childcare workers need basic mental health training to stem the number of looked-after children and care leavers who take their own lives, the government has been told.

Jazz Boorman, 17, North Yorkshire

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  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | CYP Now
I was adopted by my second mum Mandy when I was five years old. I still see my birth mum and dad. I enjoy that we all get along.

Joining forces to find foster carers

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  • Monday, May 12, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Three consortia of local authorities and independent fostering agencies are working on innovative ways to help meet the demand for more foster carers. Joe Lepper finds out how they are getting on.

Careers: Foster carer

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  • Monday, April 16, 2012
    • | CYP Now
Foster carers work with others to provide temporary care for children, finds Charlotte Goddard

Meeting the children who need a home

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  • Tuesday, November 11, 2014
    • | CYP Now
Adoption activity days give prospective adopters the chance to meet and interact with children needing new parents. Eileen Fursland attends an event in East Anglia to see how they work.

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