Continuing Care in Kinship Care

In 2022, CELCIS created a series of resources on Continuing Care.

If you click through to their website here you can access their information video on Continuing Care and living in Kinship Care. Through the eyes of Erin, you can find out more about the challenges and thoughts of someone trying to understand continuing care and how it might relate to you. Here’s a bit more about her story:

“Erin is 13 and has lived with her gran since she was 11. Erin’s social worker told her this is a ‘kinship care’ placement. Her mum isn't very well and needs a lot of support, so while her mum is getting better Erin is living with her gran. Erin knows the time is not right for her to move back in with her mum and feels like she gets on with her mum much better when they aren't living together. She feels much more settled and happier staying with her gran. Erin does worry a lot about her gran however: she knows she is getting older and won't be able to look after her forever. Erin is really worried about what is going to happen in the future but feels too awkward to ask her gran about it. Erin also doesn't really see her social worker much and they are always changing, so she doesn't know who to ask.”

Remember to talk to someone you trust such as your connector or someone at The Why Not? Trust about any big decisions that affect your future. Alternatively, you can click here to find out more about the helplines that specialise in your rights to continuing care.