A study by QA Research, commissioned by CYP Now and the Bryn Melyn Group Foundation to coincide with National Care Leavers' Week, has revealed that many young people are forced out of care too early at 16, have their education interrupted and are offered little support to find work. Many are forced to battle red tape to get enough money to buy food and some fall into drug and alcohol abuse.
Those working in the care sector say this latest research paints an all too familiar picture and shows policies such as Every Child Matters and 2006's Care Matters green paper are still failing care leavers.
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