| The Family Rights Group has published new research about kinship care in England. Findings include: 20% of children being cared for by a friend or family member had first been placed in unrelated foster care, 38% of carers were raising a kinship child with emotional and behavioural problems, and 70% of kinship carers rated the support they received from the local authority as poor or very poor. |
| Source: Family Rights Group: press release 27 March 2012 |
| Further information: Factsheet: Family Rights Group research into family & friends care (PDF) |
