kelly foran reports.n going into care. they have welcomed a brother and sister into their wirral home. every child deserves to have a life that is happy, and i had a lovely childhood and ijust would like that for each child. you can tell by the way you are talking, you obviously love having them around. just to be able to love and cherish these children and give them the opportunities in life that they might not necessarily have. bernardos says the pandemic has put added pressure on already struggling families and that has led to a rise in referrals, in particular of siblings. it has gone up by almost 20% in the region. we have all experienced the pressures of a lockdown and the restrictions that brought, and for many of our families, that has meant a lack of support, an increase in pressure in relation to domestic violence, we have seen issues with mental health increase. what is the process? where are they, where do they stay while they are waiting to be fostered? many will still be living their parents

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