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Rough sleeping can be isolating, it can be frightening living moment to moment in a state of flight, fright and freeze.

The Prevention and Wellbeing team set up by Wiltshire Council in 2021 is celebrating its second anniversary. The team covers the whole of Wiltshire and are focused on promoting physical, mental and emotional health.

Unpaid carers are being invited to a free event packed with information to help them on their journey caring for a friend or family member for Carers Rights Day this year

Wiltshire Council is asking people to get in touch if they are privately fostering so they can receive help and support

The council is part of a national scheme which helps people live as part of a family, within the carer's home

It will be discussed at Cabinet on 29 March

To celebrate Social Work Week, Wiltshire Council will be running a series of events to bring together social workers to learn, connect, engage and debate the growing value that social work adds to society.

Wiltshire Council began targeting local areas where this is a high need for foster carers last summer

Residents at Furlong Close will continue to access care and support as usual while the future provision at the site is determined.

To find out more about fostering with Wiltshire Council you can talk to the friendly team behind the scenes and hear from foster carers by joining a series of online events.