Here is the research into kinship care.
2019 Rapid evidence review on special guardianship, by Dr John Simmonds from CoramBAAF and Professor Judith Harwin from Lancaster University.
2017 Growing up in kinship care – full report, bySarah Wellard, Sarah Meakings, Elaine Farmer and Joan Hunt for Grandparents Plus.
2017 Growing up in kinship care – executive summary
2017 Growing up in kinship care – film
2018 Firm Foundations: complaints about council support and advice for special guardians, by Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (Link to Firm Foundations in this article) Link to Firm Foundations report in the article.
2015 The prevalence and characteristics of children growing up with relatives in the UK, Dinithi Wijedasa. Hadley Centre for Adoption & Foster Care Studies University of Bristol
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