Category: Youth
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Closing Services Isn’t the Same as Fixing Them And Scotland’s Care Crisis Shows Why
Today, STV News reported that social workers in parts of Scotland have had to take children home with them because there were no other safe options available. https://news.stv.tv/scotland/social-workers-taking-children-home-due-to-acute-shortage-of-accommodation?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSvRlVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBNQWdtRk51c0h3WFFNQUo4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv3tkeZ3I_8QQMfSDZ6hSliFa-moOwSgi9FxJNNTqtxR518JMWUK49EJtuxJ_aem_2GtWQXuf0BEbm-ijCu_IFg#Echobox=1782733650 That should concern everyone. According to the report, children are remaining in hospitals because there are no placements available, young people are sleeping on sofas, and social…