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• UK is failing fostered children with mental health problems, warns charity

  26-06-2022 10:00
  
  Report suggests half of all foster carers are looking after a child with complex needsFoster care in Britain is facing a “mental health crisis” because the government is failing to meet the needs of mentally ill children in care.That is the damning verdict of the latest report from the Fostering Network, a charity representing foster carers. The report, shared with the Observer, suggests half of all foster carers are looking after a child with complex mental health issues, such as an
  
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• Revealed: scandal of England’s ‘inadequate’ private children’s homes

  26-06-2022 07:00
  
  Private equity links and the pursuit of profit come with risks for children in the care sector, say expertsMore than 100 privately run children’s homes in England with serious failings have been branded inadequate by inspectors, with several found to have links to private equity firms, an Observer investigation has found.Poorly trained staff, chaotic management and a series of incidents that left children’s safety in danger were cited in official reports by Ofsted, which inspects chi
  
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