Kinship Together podcast introduction: Why peer support matters
21 March 2024
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In this first episode of Kinship Together, Kinship’s Chief Executive Lucy Peake explains what kinship care is, why it’s so important, and how peer support can have an incredible impact on people’s lives.
Having worked with kinship carers for many years, Lucy offers insight into the way support groups work, as well as their potential for change. That change applies to individuals and families, but also wider society and even government policy.
Finally, this introduction episode also see Lucy talks about the progress made by Kinship over the last decade, including how she sees kinship care developing in the future.
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In our first episode featuring a kinship carer, we speak to Gillian, who’s been looking after two of her grandchildren for around nine years. After facing a range of challenges, including the loss of her husband, Gillian gets support and friendship through her local peer support group for kinship carers. As secretary of the group, she plays an important role in making sure its members get the companionship, help and advice they need.
In the interview, Gillian talks about how it felt when she realised there were other kinship carers out there, and the impact her peer support group has had on both her confidence and life in general.
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