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Childhood, race & the care system - with Fiona Peters

May 31, 2021 • Season 3 • Episode 5

Author and sociologist Fiona Peters joins us to discuss the care system, race and childhood. Fiona wrote the book Fostering Mixed Race Children Everyday Experiences of Foster Care. To purchase a copy please visit: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137541833

For more information and to support the Change The Story Campaign please see: https://littleboxofbooks.co.uk/our-story/changethestory/

The following reports were cited in this episode:
DoE The fostering system in England Evidence review (2017):
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629383/The_fostering_system_in_England_Evidence_review.pdf

Gov.UK (2018) Independent review of foster care published: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/independent-review-of-foster-care-published

The Guardian (2018): Why do we separate the mother and child victims of domestic abuse?: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/separate-mother-child-victims-domestic-abuse