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But even more upsetting is the stigma and discrimination kinship carers face – when they are told they are not entitled to support, or the children's behavioural difficulties are blamed on bad parenting, or when kinship children get excluded from school without an understanding of the traumatic root causes of their challenging behaviour.
However, a closer look at the proposals reveals they are billed as saving the Scottish government and local authorities money by reducing the number of kinship children with "at risk" or "looked after" status, which entitles them to crucial services and financial allowances.
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The brief argued that states had a legitimate interest in promoting "ties of kinship between children and both of their biological parents because, in general, those parents together are best suited to provide optimal care for their children".
Unicef and other aid organisations promote kinship care, whereby children are looked after by living parents or extended families, who are provided with financial support as well as frequent supervision by social workers.
This study systematically reviews thirteen studies that evaluated services and programs for kinship caregivers and children.
However, the associations between kinship care and children's mental health in regression models were mixed across studies.
Mr Webb also called for a greater use of "kinship care", where children are looked after by relatives or friends if their parents are not capable of looking after them, saying vulnerable children might do better if kept in their own communities.
In those instances where parents are unable or unwilling to care for their children, kinship care, family foster care and adoption, should be the primary option for out-of-home care.
In these study we found that the perception of QoL shown by caregivers differs according to the degree of kinship: only in children and grandchildren we found a positive correlation with social support [ 23].
The largest effects were seen for access to affordable quality childcare services, child kinship care when taken from home, and home safety education.
As an adopted child, Winterson has particular kinship with Perdita the lost child and heroine of The Winter's Tale.
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