At its best it can protect children from harm and help them recover from traumatic early experiences, but, despite the best efforts of many passionate and dedicated professionals, the system is in crisis, and too often children are being failed.
Children who grow up in care often carry burdens that young shoulders shouldn’t have to bear. Nearly half have a mental health disorder, and children in care are three times less likely to be in education, employment or training by the time they reach 19. It cannot be right that we, as a society, allow all this and more to happen without demanding change.
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