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It was lonely growing up in care – but I felt even more isolated after I left | Fostering | The Guardian

Louise Hughes

2019

Louise Hughes' account of growing up in the care system and then going on to university at the age of 18. She wrotes of struggling to make friends at university, as she had struggled earlier at school.

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Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group.

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