Priya Tah from the Rees Centre discusses a study that focuses on the experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers. Priya explains the challenges that racially minoritised kinship carers face and the implications of the study for policy and practice.
More than one in five of the 120,000 kinship children in England live with minority ethnic kinship carers. However, little is known about their experiences. In this episode, Priya Tah speaks with Laura Molway about a study commissioned by Kinship and funded by the KPMG Foundation to better understand the experiences, needs, and challenges of Black and Asian kinship carers in England. Evidence suggests that while Black and Asian kinship carers face similar barriers to other kinship families such as a lack of financial support, they also deal with specific challenges, including cultural stigma, systemic racism and limited access to support and tailored services. Priya identifies several areas where improvements in kinship care support could be made, including in awareness, statutory rights, housing, support for special educational needs and disabilities, and the cultural competence of services.
The episode is accompanied by a Deanery Digest, which can be downloaded from the Oxford Education Deanery website: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/oxford-education-deanery/digest/raised-by-relatives-kinship-carers-from-black-and-asian-communities/
Learn more about the study discussed in this episode by reading the Raised by Relatives report
Learn more about the Kinship charity here: https://kinship.org.uk/
Priya also mentions Families in Harmony, which is a UK-based organisation founded to serve Black African, Caribbean and dual heritage kinship carers. You can find out more here: https://familiesinharmony.org.uk/
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