Is there any research about improving the delivery of service to young people in ethnic groups who are in Kinship Care arrangements?

Which search terms should I use?

Is there a current research review directly related to this topic?

Are there any key texts on this topic?

Is there any information on organisational websites?

Who can provide further information on this topic?

Which search terms should I use?

In this example, the key search terms would be:

• 'Looked after', 'adopt', 'foster'
• 'kin', 'family and friends', 'relatives', 'Kinship Care'
• 'ethnic groups', 'minority ethnic communities'
• 'data', 'statistics', 'figures'

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Is there a current research review directly related to this topic?

The research in practice website does contain a number of useful reviews in the our publications section:

• Champions for Children No. 2 Harnessing Family and Community Support includes some advice for families and friends (PDF version: new window)
• Audio Series No. 2 Family Placement takes a brief look at kinship placements, but also provides a list of other researchers who work in this field.
• ECM Research Briefing No. 13 Improving Services to Meet the Needs of Minority Ethnic Children and Families by Ravinder Barn. (PDF version: new window)

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Are there any key texts on this topic?

Here are a number of recent publications that could also be useful:

• B. Broad, Kinship Care: The Placement Choice for Children and Young People
• E. Farmer, and S. Moyers, Children Placed With Relatives and Friends: Placement Patterns and Outcomes
• J. Hunt's paper for the Department of Health, Family and Friends Carers (2003)

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Is there any information on organisational websites?

Charity organisations are very useful, and often publish material themselves:

Family Rights Group: this organisation has published a number of resources in this area, including a report by Mike Doolan, Paul Nixon and Patrice Lawrence, Growing Up in the Care of Relatives and Friends (2004), two policy papers on the topic of kinship care and advice sheets such as Family and Friends Care: Becoming a Foster Carer  

BAAF: as part of their publications section, there is helpful book by B. Broad, and A. Skinner, entitled Relative Benefits: Placing Children in Kinship Care 

SCIE: provides links to other electronic sites, particularly the comprehensive database of resources on the topic of kinship care within Social Care Online

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Who can provide further information on this topic?

Do check out the Register of Researchers on the research in practice website, which provides a list of publications and contact details for a number of researchers on this field. Sophie Laws, Elaine Farmer and Ronny Flynn are worth a look for information on Kinship Care.  

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