Caitlin Lance Hope

Assessing Emergency Placements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

‘How do we make decisions for children during an emergency like COVID 19?’  Perhaps, not surprisingly, this is the number 1 question we’ve been asked recently.  It’s a very hard question to answer, especially when we know your aim is to do the best you can for the children you’re protecting and caring for. Often, […]

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Three practical, science-backed coping strategies for difficult times

Here they are – the first three coping strategies for you to experiment with and, hopefully, add to your personal coping kit! If you haven’t already, I’d really encourage you to read the introduction to this series. It explains how and why coping strategies work, who they’re for and who they might not be for,

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How to connect and find your people – building a sense of belonging

“Roots and wings!” She exclaimed, “roots and wings! It’s our job, as mothers, to strengthen their roots so that wherever they are, they can fly.” So said one of the most wonderful friends I’ve ever made in a lifetime of moving around.We were sitting in her kitchen one day, talking about our kids and our

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Why Unregulated Children’s Homes Are Problematic

Recently, I watched this news item about unregulated children’s homes in the UK.   Unregulated homes are a global problem. Unregulated means there is no clear minimum standards or national inspection framework or license system. Homes can operate as they wish. This can also apply outside children’s homes to unregulated foster care, kinship care or reunification

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Being and feeling safe – what’s the brain got to do with it?!

Author note in 2024: This post is currently being revised based on new information in this ever evolving field of science and discovery: Please note that the information above the “Superhero Brain” image is no longer considered to be an accurate understanding of how the brain works. Check back soon for updates. Why is safety

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What exactly does it mean to thrive? Here’s an (extended) definition!

  Over the last twelve months we’ve developed a little equation to help sum up our vision and our work: Safe  +  Belong  =  Thrive “A place to be and feel safe plus somewhere to belong equals the best chance to thrive”.  Welcome to the first post in a new series for 2020. Each month

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Why the world doesn’t have an orphanage problem…

or  Changing the conversation about caring for vulnerable children.  Oops… it seems we might’ve got this backwards?! Recently we’ve been preparing for a website update. After a couple of years of huge change and growth for SFAC, much of our current site is out of date.  Thinking about what we wanted our website to say

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2018 – Growing pains are worthwhile when they mean more children end up in safe families!

2018 was a huge year of growth and change for us – so huge it’s taken us until the end of February to catch our breath and tell you about it! We travelled from East to West to work with over 30 organisations on their journey to improve the way they care for children and

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