Care leavers in focus

Will Ofsted’s tougher inspection framework improve services for care leavers?

 To mark National Care Leavers Week, Mark Kerr shares findings from one of the largest studies into outcomes for care leavers

Care leavers’ needs are often neglected in prison. Darren Coyne describes how the Care Leavers Association is trying to change this.

 Judy Cooper reports on a new project to improve services for care leavers, currently being trialled by nine English local authorities

Most looked-after young people are forced to leave their foster homes when they turn 18, while the national leaving home age is 24.

As charities urge ‘failing’ corporate parents to support their looked-after children until 25, actor and care leaver Jarone Macklin-Page explains what worked for him and what needs to change