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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Kinship children ‘could be pushed into care’ unless they get better mental health support, charity warns

A significant majority of children being raised by kinship carers are struggling to access vital mental health support, a new poll reveals.

Kinship carers – often grandparents, aunts, uncles, or close family friends – step in when parents are unable to provide care.

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