Adoption UK has welcomed the launch of a new scheme to support parents adopting harder to place children from the care system.
“It’s all about me” is a new social impact bond service aimed at finding, training and providing on-going support to adoptive families.
Out of the 5,000 children seeking adoption every year, 300 of these are recognised as harder to place either because of their age, ethnicity, or because they are seeking placement with siblings. The social impact bond will fund training in therapeutic parenting, fuller assessment of a child’s needs and round the clock support from social workers.
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