Is the Care System Failing Children

Bibliographic Data

ID10360547
AuthorsDonald Forrester (0000-0002-2293-5718, Social Welfare Department, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume79
Issue2
Pages206-211
Publication date2008-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Political Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-923x.2008.00927.x
OpenAlexW1975506261
LanguageEN
Citations received12

Public care is widely perceived to be failing children, and this belief is at the heart of government proposals set out in the Care Matters white paper. This article argues that on the contrary, research tends to find that children's welfare improves while they are in care. The reasons for the negative perception of care are considered and it is argued that care should be seen as a positive option for children in families experiencing severe difficulties and as a form of family support rather than an alternative option. This would move the United Kingdom toward a more European model for the place of care for children in difficult family situations, rather than an American model which focuses on minimizing the use of public care

Government (linguistics · Perception · Political science · Set (abstract data type · Welfare · Welfare system · White paper · Child and Adolescent Health · Family Support in Illness · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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