It’s a long and lonely road for over 100,000 young people in care in the UK. Local authorities and foster carers do everything possible to help with their journey through adolescence but, for the 13,000 that leave the care system each year, disrupted education and insecurity often lead to a cliff-edge entry once they reach adulthood at 18.
It’s a long and lonely road for over 100,000 young people in care in the UK. Local authorities and foster carers do everything possible to help with their journey through adolescence but, for the 13,000 that leave the care system each year, disrupted education and insecurity often lead to a cliff-edge entry once they reach adulthood at 18.