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Article: Report reveals many children in care no better off than 25 years ago; National study shows young people's lives are made worse by being 'looked after' by local authorities
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- November 23, 2003
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There has been little improvement in the treatment of young people
in local authourity homes during the past 25 years with many of their
lives made worse, not better, by the decision to take them into care.
This damning verdict, from a report published by Who Cares? - the
national organisation for children in care - has forced the Executive
to admit there is a "long way to go" in improving conditions for
young people in care.
The report, titled Let's Face It, and subtitled Young People Tell
It Like It Is, was produced by Who Cares? to coincide with the
charity's 25th anniversary.
It warns that there has been limited improvement for such young
people, and many of the problems they face are ...