Necessary Rebels

Childhood, race & the care system - with Fiona Peters

May 31, 2021 Season 3 Episode 5
Necessary Rebels
Childhood, race & the care system - with Fiona Peters
Show Notes

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