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6 – Fostering success: Birmingham’s Step Down project
- 3 November 2018
- Posted by: Helen Nicol
- Category: Resources
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This case study was presented at the 2018 PSTA State of Transformation conference. You can read more about the conference (and download a copy of the full report) elsewhere on this website.
6 – Fostering success: Birmingham’s Step Down project
Summary:
- Costly residential care less effective than family setting for foster children
- Four stage Step Down programme saves 10,000 ‘bed nights’ – and £2.9 million
- Taking time to match young people with foster carers reaps benefits