In early 2021 we drew attention to the inconvenient truth of the high number of infants in Scotland separated from their mothers before their first birthday, many in the first week of life[1].Between 2008 and 2017 one in every 85 children born in Scotland was in public care at some time before their first birthday: this represents 6,180 infants, a third of whom were less than … [Read more...] about Postscript: Infants in care – out of sight out of mind?
Infants in care – Scotland’s civic emergency
You would think, in light of recent exposés in Chile, New Zealand, Ireland and Northern Ireland, that the forcible removal of infants from their mothers and fathers in Scotland would be a matter of nation-wide interest. On the contrary. Neither the recent report of the Independent Care Review nor the current strategic plan of the Children and the Young People’s … [Read more...] about Infants in care – Scotland’s civic emergency
#KeepThePromise – or childcare without parents
‘Turning parents into lost causes is one of the oldest and most damaging ideas in public child care policies…’ The Independent Care Review in Scotland was set up with the aim of transforming the wellbeing of infants, children and young people in the public child care system. The final report signals a new approach in the public care of children. It sets an impressive ambition, … [Read more...] about #KeepThePromise – or childcare without parents