The charity interviewed 50 young people from residential homes, secure settings and foster placements on issues related to placements, education and support services. Residential child care workers and supervising social workers were also consulted as part of the research.
According to the charity, most of the young people reported that their emotional needs were misunderstood by professionals, particularly at school, where staff have no experience of the care system.
Young participants repeatedly said that the only example of children in care that other people are familiar with is the TV character Tracy Beaker. They said they are tired of telling peers that they are "not like Tracy Beaker".
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