“A sigh of relief”
Kinship Together Episode 2
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In this episode, we speak to Graham who has been a kinship carer to two of his grandchildren for around 14 years. He’s a single grandparent and the two children he cares for are now teenagers. Graham talks about how when he became a kinship carer, he was able to find the information and help he needed through attending a peer support group. He’s since gone on to offer the same support to many other kinship carers by running a group himself, which includes in-person meetings and an online Facebook community.
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In episode 3, we talked to Marisa. Along with her mum, Marisa has been a kinship carer to her niece for seven years. Though they work as a close-knit team, it’s her mum who has the special guardianship order, often referred to as an SGO. That means she has a long-term legal responsibility for the child they care for. Marisa also runs a kinship peer support group, which has given both her and her mum great companionship and support while they provide a safe, loving home environment.
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