Many families in the Roma community and beyond organise care through extended networks of relatives, friends and community.
A new blog for #GypsyRomaAndTravellerHistoryMonth explores the importance of understanding and supporting extended family networks. https://ow.ly/hH1J50Z6ask
Recent reforms in children’s social care in England promise a shift towards keeping children safely within their families. Yet the system these reforms enter remains anchored in a much narrower understanding of family life. Dr Joanna Koskta explores the need to support extended family networks in the Roma community and beyond.