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What is the Kinship Researchers’ Network?
Our ambition is to create a dedicated network of academics, researchers and partners interested in kinship care research and best practice.
Robust research into kinship care and evidence about the experiences of all kinds of kinship carers and their families, including special guardians, in England and Wales will help to influence policy and practice at a national level.
The Kinship Care Researchers’ Network will hold quarterly meetings featuring presentations and discussions on the latest kinship care research, as well as updates from Kinship on national policy developments.
The Kinship Care Researchers’ Network is is chaired by Dr Lucy Peake, CEO of Kinship.
By signing up to the Researchers’ Network, you will receive regular updates and invitations to all our research events.
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