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Acknowledgements
This paper was commissioned by Barnardo’s and Coram as part of the National Early
Permanence Centre initiatives in 2012 to promote understanding and evidence based
practice in achieving early permanency. The writers are Di McNeish and Sara Scott from
DMSS.
A special thank you to individuals who gave invaluable advice during the production of the
paper:
Professor Sir Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Professor Julie Selwyn, Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, Centre for
Family Policy and Child Welfare, University of Bristol
Lisa Holmes,
John Simmonds, British Association for Adoption and Fostering
Professor June Thoburn, University of East Anglia
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