Caring For Children and Young People. There are many reasons why children and young people need to be looked after other than their own family.

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Caring For Children and Young People

Unit 10

Task 1

Anjum Aziz

There are many reasons why children and young people need to be looked after other than their own family. Those reasons may include family bereavement, parental illness or incapacity, suspected or actual ill- treatment, domestic violence, child's behaviour, child's learning difficulties, child, disabilities, offending behaviour or even the child own health problem.

Family related issues:

Parents will be unable to care for their children or unable to protect them so children and young people need to be looked after by local authority.

Bereavement:

After death of parents children and young people need to be looked after by someone because they can't live on their own. They need someone to guide them. Sometime children and young people are cared for by their extended family. This could be long term.

Domestic Violence:

The child is at risk and their parents need support. The child and young people may be abused and they might be in danger. Child and young people need to be removed from domestic violence environment because of their safety and well-being. Violence can have a