Family inclusion for children in care: How foster and kinship carers make it work

W. Foote, K. Davies, N. Ross and J. Cocks

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 169, issue C

Abstract: This article reports how foster and kinship carers enabled children in out-of-home care to experience family inclusion, despite this not being a priority of the care system. We investigated the practice of family inclusion; through focus groups or interviews with 10 foster and 8 kinship carers in a convenience sample, from regional Australia. The article uses a definition of family inclusion that is based on children’s needs and experiences and draws on research that has found children benefit from family inclusion.

Keywords: Family Inclusion; Foster care; Kinship care; Best practice; Carer recruitment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108106

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