Service Description: Fostering is substitute family care for children and young people who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to live with their own families. Services available via the Fostering Service are Long Term Fostering, Short Term Fostering, Respite Care, Day Care Providers, Family Link and Combined Accomodation Scheme (CAS). The service currently consists of 3 Units and a Fostering Duty Worker.
Answer: You should be worried when a child: • Has unexplained injuries or too many injuries • Has bruises where you would not normally expect to find them • Is being shaken • Receives punishments that seem too harsh or too frequent.