Surely a person would be assessed to become a foster carer? If they had mental difficulties, they would not be suitable carers...... especially when there are 2 very young children involved. IMHO
These links don't mention mental health checks for prospective foster carers, we don't have it for bio parents either.
Mental health issues can appear suddenly for us all.
There are police checks and everyone in the household needs to be assessed. It's come a long way but will it ever be perfect?
Children are harmed by their own parents, grandparents, step parents, relatives who have guardianship and foster parents.
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Not that I'm sold on the idea the FPs are responsible for WT's disappearance, if the last sign of life proves to be false, FF and FM are responsible, but it doesn't look that way as FF not a POI, so how did FM manage to fool everyone and in a incredibly tight time frame?
Unfortunately, children suffer in many ways when a sibling has disappeared or died. The parents (bio, foster, adoptive) can become overly protective, paranoid, clingy or distant, provide inconsistent discipline because of fear, and the child, naturally, acts out.
The home is effectively in a permanent state of mourning, in limbo, unable to move on. Cracks will appear. No excuse for abuse though. JMO
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