The Fostering Network has marked Fostering in Scotland Day by highlighting the important work carried out by thousands of foster families across the country.
...Family Law News Edinburgh
There is an urgent need for more foster carers for teenagers across Scotland, new research from the Fostering Network has found.
The Fostering Network has warned the Scottish Government that if it fails to give fostered children proper financial support then these children will not have their essential needs met.
The NSPCC is calling on the Scottish Government to strengthen its commitment to early intervention by putting Scotland’s youngest children at the heart of its forthcoming mental health strategy, as new figures show that the number of young children taken into care is the highest for more than ten years.
Edinburgh Council has launched a new multimedia campaign aimed at tackling a shortage of foster carers in Edinburgh. Carers from all backgrounds are needed, but the Council wants to double the number of foster carers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds (BME).