Children's Homes
Bring Back Orphanages| I met Phil Frampton at a Conference some years ago. I was impressed by his dignity, his passion, his honesty and the moving story of his experiences in child care and children's homes. Women's Hour discussion on whether Children's homes - Orphanages - should be brought back. |
You and your colleagues and students may be interested in
this brief debate about the need for an expansion of residential care for young
people, and meeting the attachment needs of sibling groups in care www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01381n7#p00jxjzb
Feedback welcome
The issue of the continuing dismantling of
residential care/ children's care homes/ orphanages without any stable
alternative is a debate to be had internationally. To also watch or use the film Bring Back
Orphanages, about the state of care in
Britain, please click http://philframpton.co.uk/kinderhaus
“He does not romanticise his own experience, but argues that
orphanages promote stability and community. It is hard to evade his shocking
argument that a child subject to the modern foster care system is statistically
more likely to go to prison than to university.” Guardian |
| Hopefully you will watch the UK
programme, which puts forward a positive alternative. Please circulate it to
anybody whom you feel it will be useful for their practice, their study or
understanding or whom you consider will wish to send it on to others.
The Community Care review below gives an
oversight of the programme. It refers to my childhood autobiography, The Golly
in the Cupboard, which is available at www.amazon.com
More information about my work regarding the
care system can be found at www.philframpton.co.uk . I am available
to speak on these issues.
You may also wish to use the following UK broadcasts on
the site as a resource: | I
http://philframpton.co.uk/golly This is a BBC radio broadcast I presented about growing up as a mixed race child in care in a very white, northern seaside town
http://PhilFrampton.co.uk/fergal BBC’s Fergal Keane interviews me about my fight to get my care files to learn about my mother and father, and how I felt about my parents beforehand and subsequently
http://PhilFrampton.co.uk/mayo This is a BBC Radio 5 panel discussion that I was involved in about UK fostering and residential care
http://philframpton.co.uk/swan This is a lecture I gave, with Child Protection expert, Liz Davies, to social workers and service users on the issue of using the media to campaign on care issues. Regards
Phil Frampton
0044 (0)7901 338700
www.philframpton.co.uk |