From Growing Up In Care To Becoming A Social Worker – With The Right Support The Future For Care Leavers Can Be Bright

Today, there are around 38,000 care leavers in England under the age of 22, and sadly they often have much poorer outcomes than other people their age.

Shockingly, just 6% of young people with experience of the care system go to university, compared to almost 50% of the general population. What’s more, 40% of care leavers aged 19-21 are not in employment, education or training, compared with 13% of all young people.

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