UK is failing fostered children with mental health problems, warns charity

Report suggests half of all foster carers are looking after a child with complex needs

Foster care in Britain is facing a mental health crisis" because the government is failing to meet the needs of mentally ill children in care.

That is the damning verdict of the latest report from the Fostering Network, a charity representing foster carers. The report, shared with the Observer, suggests half of all foster carers are looking after a child with complex mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression and attachment and eating disorders.