Resources - Five Rivers Child Care

Resources

2025 pdf

Parent and Child Welcome Guide

Our Welcome Guide for Parents and children.

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2025 video

Stand up, Rise up

This animated paper project was created by young people as part of our Participation program. It tells the story of two characters, Alex and Jamie, who experience bullying.

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Welcome Guide for children with communication differences

Our Welcome Guide for children and young people with communication differences.

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Participation Handbook

An introduction to Participation within the Five Rivers community, highlighting how young people can influence practice and planning.

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Welcome Card

This is your Welcome Card.

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Criminal Exploitation Leaflet

This leaflet is a resource to help people understand criminal exploitation and how it can affect children and young people.

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Stay Safe Online

An 11+ guide to navigating the internet and developing good digital health.

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2025 video

Parent and Child Welcome Guide

Our Welcome Guide for Parents and Children.

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2025 video

Children’s welcome video 0-6 years

Our Welcome Guide for Children aged 0-6 years.

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2025 pdf

Children & Young Person’s Privacy Notice

This leaflet makes you aware of how and why your personal data will be used, which is mainly for the purposes of recording your care journey with us.

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2025 video

Teachers: what you need to know about children in care

Our National Youth Council have created a film to explain some of the issues that looked after children experience whilst attending mainstream education.

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2025 pdf

Hair and Skin Care Advice

This guide supports anyone caring for a black or biracial child or those seeking to educate themselves, providing essential advice on maintaining children's hair and skin.

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“Do you see me?”

Exploring everyday racism faced by young people in care. We have used young people's own words, along with notes from research to provide background that illustrates the impact of everyday racism.

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2025 blog

Coping with Loneliness

Our Clinical Services team reflect on how to manage loneliness, including tips and resources.

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How to make a complaint

There are many ways to make a complaint—in writing, face-to-face, by email, by telephone, or by getting someone else to speak for you.

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Welcome Guide age 14-18

Our Welcome Guide for ages 14-18.

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Welcome Guide age 9-13

Our Welcome Guide for those aged 9-13.

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Welcome Guide Age 3-8

Our Welcome Guide for children aged 3-8.

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2024 pdf

The Black Care Experience: Our Hair Care Our Skin Care

When Black Children and Young People are placed in the Care System, it is important for everyone to know what is needed to raise and care for them, this guide focuses on hair care and skin care.

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The Black Care Experience: We Are Not The Same Africa and The Caribbean

This is a resource created for black care experienced young people to better inform others of their heritage and needs.

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2023 video

What is Participation?

This video explains what Participation is and what it means to children in care.

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2022 pdf

Exploring gender and sexual identity

This book guides young people and their Carers in exploring gender and sexual identity, helping Foster Carers support LGBTQ+ youth to achieve their full potential.

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2021 pdf

Guide to Care Proceedings

This leaflet gives you helpful information about what happens during court proceedings, and what to expect.

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2020 pdf

The Masks We Wear Poetry

This project was devised and created by seven young people living with Five Rivers fostering families. The project shines a light upon the importance of speaking up and disclosure.

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2019 pdf

Your Voice, Your Say

Cards explaining how you can have your voice heard.

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2019 pdf

‘Forever Family’ a Guide to Fostering for Sons and Daughters of Fostering Families

A touching guide to fostering for children of Foster Carers, written by 17 year old Ruby Macey, the daughter of a Five Rivers fostering family.

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2019 pdf

Children’s Guide to Fostering

An introduction to fostering, and guidance for children of fostering families.

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Listen to our Care to Listen podcast

Care to Listen is our powerful podcast series produced by the young people in our care. The podcast shares firsthand accounts of what it is like to be part of this community.

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