This statistic shows the number of children looked after by childcare services due to a family being in acute stress, in England from 2012 to 2018. As of end of March 2018, there were 5,980 children in care due to family stress.
Number of children looked after by childcare services due to a family being in acute stress, in England from 2012 to 2018
* The most applicable category of the eight “Need Codes” at the time the child started to be looked after rather than necessarily the entire reason they are looked after.
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GOV.UK. (November 15, 2018). Number of children looked after by childcare services due to a family being in acute stress, in England from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680728/number-of-children-looked-after-due-to-family-in-acute-stress-england/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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