Fostering Teenagers 08 Jan 2020
Recent statistics show that 39% of children coming into care are aged between 10-15 years old, this is swiftly followed by young people aged 16 years and over at 24%. That makes more than half of children coming into care aged 10 or above, demonstrating a clear need for foster families for pre-teens and teenagers. There is a common misconception that teenagers are ‘troublemakers’ and that they will be ‘difficult’ to handle. This is untrue! The experience of fostering a...
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