Our Family Care Research project aimed to establish a clearer picture of what meaningful support is already on offer for Christian parents of care-experienced children and to make recommendations of how support could be improved.

Following a Call for Evidence carried out between March and June 2022, a report has now been published with a summary of findings of the quantitative and qualitative data collected. The online questionnaire gathered responses from 91 Christian parents/carers of care-experienced children. Of these participants, 10 were randomly selected for a semi-structured online interview.

The report offers insights for parents/carers and their supporters and makes recommendations for future research and practice.

Download the Family Care Report here ↗

The report has been structured into sections so you can read the parts that are most relevant to you.

Our thanks to Dr Tim Davy, Head of Research Consultancy at All Nations College, for serving as Research Advisor and Annabel Silson, our Research Assistant.

Peers who have read the report say:

‘This is an amazing big step forward for thinking through what it looks like to care for families with care-experienced children.’

‘What a lot of content and consideration!’

‘It’s got really big implications for practice.’

‘It sounds like you asked good questions and those who participated were comfortable in being honest with their responses.’

‘So encouraging, affirming and realistic all at once.’