Whilst every child’s journey into care is unique, care’s potential to have a lifelong impact is universal. All trauma, especially at such a young age, can create scars that run deep. These are scars with the potential to burst open when least expected.
It is a national scandal that having overcome challenges early in life — struggles that would be inconceivable to most of us — so many who have been in care go on to face yet more challenges and stigma in adulthood.
