Support for Bereaved Children

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:00 am on 21 May 2024.

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Photo of Alistair Strathern Alistair Strathern Labour, Mid Bedfordshire 11:00, 21 May 2024

I thank the hon. Member for sharing such powerful testimony from his constituent, which shows that young person’s bravery in not just getting through that experience but sharing it to motivate change. I am privileged to work with some fantastic kinship carers in my Constituency, who look after young people who have gone through real trauma and often deep bereavement. Those carers are not always able to access the adoption support fund, which provides access to therapeutic care, if their young person has not formally been through the care system. Does the hon. Member agree that removing the looked-after status requirement for the fund would be a powerful way to ensure that every young person can access the therapeutic support they need?

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