The National Children's Bureau has appointed a research officer in Northern Ireland to explore why a high proportion of children with parents from mixed-community backgrounds end up in public care and how the needs of these children and their families can be met. Berni Kelly, a qualified social worker who is the NCB's co-ordinator in Northern Ireland, will lead the study, which builds on previous NCB studies which found that children with parents from the same community are less likely to be in care.
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