Veronica has been a foster carer for almost 12 years. Together with her husband, she currently cares for two young women, one of which is an asylum seeking teenager who arrived in the UK all by herself when she was 16.
Sunflower was only 16 when she came to the UK after being forced to leave her family, her home country and everything she knew. When she arrived, she was alone and didn’t speak any English. A year later she has learnt the language, settled in and started dreaming about the future.
When the UK entered lockdown as result of the coronavirus, almost all family time (contact) arrangements moved from being face-to-face to virtual. As lockdown begins to ease, albeit at different paces in the countries of the UK, new challenges are arising as face-to-face contact resumes.
FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) affects children in care disproportionately, but it's little understood.
FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) affects children in care disproportionately, but it's little understood.
FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) affects children in care disproportionately, but it's little understood.
FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) affects children in care disproportionately, but it's little understood.
Daisy Elliott, our policy and research officer, follows up with Professor Beth Neil about her research into facilitating contact during lockdown.
My name is Elle. I am a 19 year old, currently in a ‘staying put’ arrangement and living the lockdown life.
Educating at home poses a challenge to many families currently.
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