Support care national network FAQs
Will providing a Support Care service reduce the numbers of children in the Looked After system?
Will children and young people need be accommodated under section 20?
Where should the service be positioned? As part of fostering services or within family support services?
Should support carers be fully approved foster carers, and do all the fostering regulations and standards apply?
What’s the most effective period of time spent in stays away from home?
How frequent should the stays be?
Again, it varies. For example, in a crisis situation two weekends a month might be needed initially. The plan should then ideally be to reduce the frequency as things begin to settle down. One weekend a month is perhaps a more more usual arrangement , and fortnightly overnights during the week have also been shown to be very helpful. Day care for young people excluded from school can be more intensive, especially if incorporated as part of a plan to return to school full time.
