Child protection workers ‘don’t shrug it off in the car on the way home’
Paul Harrison’s new memoir reflects on his 40 years doing society’s ‘dirty job’
Foster carers not always told of child’s history, conference hears
Judge highlights concerns over lack of communication about issues such as self-harm
Foster families: ‘They have no idea how much they saved me’
National Fostering Week is an initiative to increase the pool of foster parents
Children adopted from foster care ‘should have priority for State services’
Paper from Irish Foster Care Association says carers should get enhanced supports
Foster care report calls for specialist Garda child protection units
Oireachtas committee recommends gaps in out-of-hours social work services be addressed
Zappone to meet child protection rapporteur over audit findings
Children’s rights advocates express grave concern at State’s child protection system
Tusla carrying out review of staff identified in ‘Grace’ case reports
McGrath aims to set up inquiry into case of woman left with family despite abuse allegations
Supporting the foster carers
The Irish Foster Care Association’s helpline is a life support for those caring for the 6,000-plus children in State care
‘Forgotten carers’ who step into dead parents’ shoes
What supports are there for guardians, like this Galway couple who are caring for four bereaved nieces?
Fostering: ‘Hard work, heartache and the highest of highs’
New carers are always needed for the challenging job of giving somebody else’s child a home
Minister for Children urged to address social worker shortage
New figures show more than 9,000 cases of abuse, neglect or welfare concern on file
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