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Presentation for a seminar about the Mentor UK kinship care project Families Together. Families Together is a programme working with kinship carers and the children in their care building family resilience and helping to ensure the families access mainstream services. It is supported by a grant from the Big Lottery. More details on the project here: http://www.mentoruk.org.uk/families-together-kinship-carers-project/
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Preventing HarmProviding OpportunitiesPromoting Health and Wellbeing
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• Research• Risk Needs report•National Resource Guide•Training for professionals•Training for carers•Assisting in setting up support groups
Kinship care
Families Together
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Aims and outcomesBuild resilience and improve family relationships
Outcome 1
Kinship carers have improved parenting and communication skills which lead to better or more stable family relationships
Outcome 2
Kinship carers have improved access to support and assistance which empowers them and their family to address their sense of isolation.
Families Together
Kinship carer’s family
Independence Better informed
Increase confidence Feel empowered
Legal rights The wider family Financial rights
Social workTraining
School
Family activities
Residentials
Local Support agencies
Support groups / peer support
RespiteAdvocacy
