Summary

In England society more than half of children going into care do not know they are being separated from their families, revealed a survey. The Roger Morgan report (the children’s rights director for England) showed that almost two/thirds of the interviewed children were not warned about their transfer to a new home.
Only 8 of the 48 who answered had been given a choice of where they were going to leave. The most of the children said that nobody told them which was going to be their home, and neither invited them to visit it before the transfer. A huge part of the kids got into their new places knowing nothing about it. To make matters worse fifteen children said that did not received help from social workers before being placed in care.
Some of the children experimented psychological damage because of this situation. To can not said good bye to his family or give a hug to his mom before he leaves can provoke several hurt to the mental sanity of the kid.

Although only 16 children said they wanted to go into care 35 of them think that it is the right thing. 14 said that they should have been taken into care earlier and 38 believed that their lives were now better.

Morgan says that he is conscious of this problem, and that he can understand the children. “The fear and confusion that children experience when entering care could be lessened if they know at each stage what is happening to them. More must be done to inform and prepare children before they enter care”. “However, it is reassuring to hear from children that once they are in care their life is generally better. Some children expressed they felt saber and happier”.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/02/children-unprepared-go-into-care