When a child is unable to remain at home with their parents for any reason, they may be cared for by a member of their extended family or a family friend. This is known as kinship care. This is now the most common living arrangement for children in care in Scotland.

To better understand the experiences of children and young people who have spent time living with kinship carers, CELCIS and the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) brought together, for the first time, a body of data about these children’s lives – including information on their care experiences, education and early childhood development.

In this webinar, we heard about the findings of the Growing Up in Kinship Care study, highlighting the key insights gained from examining the data from over a ten-year period for over 19,000 children and young people who had lived in kinship care, and what these insights tell us about what is needed to support Scotland's kinship families.

Who did we hear from?

• Harriet Baird, Engagement Lead, SCADR
• Dr Joanna Soraghan, Data Analyst, CELCIS
• Susan Hunter, Project Coordinator, Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland (KCASS)
• Debbie Zima, Fund Manager, Intandem Mentoring Services

This free webinar recording is for those working with and for kinship carers and associated support organisations; kinship carers in Scotland, and colleagues working across policy and data roles for looked after children.