Desperate Measures: How Social Workers Struggle to House Vulnerable Kids
Social workers in England face an uphill battle to find suitable accommodation for vulnerable children, often resorting to unregistered settings due to lack of options.
Desperate Measures: How Social Workers Struggle to House Vulnerable Kids
The struggle to find safe and appropriate housing for vulnerable children in England has become a heart-wrenching reality for social workers. With a dearth of options, they often find themselves in a situation where placing a child in an unregistered setting becomes the only viable choice, despite knowing it's not the ideal solution.
Anna*, a social worker, describes the familiar and sinking feeling that comes with the Friday evening scramble to find a safe place for a child in her care.
Source: The Guardian
