IRISS has published a new evidence outline, providing an overview of literature on how to best support the relationships of siblings in care.
This outline aims to answer the question of how practitioners can best promote sibling relationships when siblings do not live together, or how to identify, establish and repair lost relationships i.e. if siblings have never met, or locating extended family. It explores the current outcomes associated with sibling relationships, how entering the care system affects sibling relationships, what are the current policies and practices in supporting sibling relationships and what are some principles of good practice.
