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Number of Children Referred for Foster Care Increased by More Than a Third Over the Past Year of Lockdowns

by Michael Curzon
7 September 2021 10:55 AM

There was a time when commentators seemed obsessed with telling their readers that they rather enjoyed being locked down – avoiding lengthy commutes, spending time with family in the garden and rediscovering forgotten hobbies. Needless to say, this joy was not universal. Others (likely those without the gardens or without the funds for hobbies) found lockdown to be particularly difficult, as is reflected by figures showing that family breakdowns led to a surge in the number of children referred for foster care in the year up until July 31st, 2021. The Telegraph has the story.

The 36% increase in referrals to Barnardo’s, from 14,130 to 19,144 in the 12 months to July 31st, 2021, prompted an urgent appeal by the charity for foster parents.

Barnardo’s is targeting foster parents who would be willing to care for siblings left without a family after a 31% increase in their numbers.

Lyn Perry, Joint Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, said job losses caused by the pandemic combined with mental ill health had contributed to the sharp rise.

“The pandemic and lockdown measures have piled pressure onto struggling families with job losses, deepening poverty and worsening mental health, contributing to family breakdown,” she said. …

In England the rise in the total number of children referred to Barnardo’s fostering services was 40%, in Wales it was 5% and in Northern Ireland it was 20%. In Scotland, however, there was a decrease of 17% in total referrals.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: ChildrenFoster careMental HealthStress

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TheyLiveAndWeLockdown
TheyLiveAndWeLockdown
3 years ago

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-world-cuba-covid-jabs-toddlers.html

Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against COVID-19, using home-grown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization.

The communist island of 11.2 million people aims to inoculate all its children before reopening schools that have been closed for the most part since March 2020.
The new school year started on Monday, but from home via television programs, as most Cuban homes do not have internet access.

Praise communists for showing Boris how to do it.

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nickbowes
nickbowes
3 years ago

The abuse of children is one of many things that members of this disgusting administration are going to have to answer for at Nurembourg 2.

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Manjushri
Manjushri
3 years ago

Societal breakdown?

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Pavlov Bellwether
3 years ago

This needs to stop. Now. The good news is my ‘business cards’ arrived today. The bad news (for the globalists, their lackeys and collaborators) is that there’s a *real* hunger out there for an alternative narrative. The ‘hits’ on my website today have been huge… simply after handing out a few cards to willing (mask-free) pissed off employees and members of the public. Old school meets hi-tech. The truth will always succeed over the lies. FIGHT. BACK. BETTER. https://www.LCAHub.org/

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Noumenon
Noumenon
3 years ago

I’ve noticed a consistent lack of comments on articles to do with mental health or disadvantaged groups on this website. Does it say something about the readership?

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Manjushri
Manjushri
3 years ago
Reply to  Noumenon

Maybe there are so many bad news articles that some readers find themselves speechless?

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