The care system for children and young people isn't getting any better. Compare it to every other sector and you'll see it stands alone. Those in power for the last 20 years have taken more than their pound of flesh and decimated it. Profit, profit, profit. That's been the

The review for children's social care is currently collecting dust deep within the filing cabinets of Westminster. The review is full of recommendations that could potentially change the care system for children and young people once and for all. The front pages state clearly

I left the care system 28 years ago, and nothing has changed. Nothing. At 16 years old, I had absolutely nothing to my name. I was living in a bedsit with drug addicts. It was 1996. The world had progressed but not the care sector. Then, to return back to the care system in

Remember. This government allows vulnerable young children 16+ to live in squalor, bedsits with drug addicts and adults involved in criminal gangs. They allow our most vulnerable children in the care system to starve. What you don't see in the media is the fear, loneliness, the

It's sad to see communities struggling to take care of their most vulnerable without any support from local authorities, councils. Its incredibly difficult to watch small organisations who change young people's lives closing down. It's times like this we need to come to together

Imagine being 18 years old, living in bedsit, having to work two jobs to survive. Constantly tired, scared and lonely.
You have that dream of going to university, getting a career job, traveling the world, but unfortunately your only option is paying rent, and trying to stay

We have seen a huge increase in young people leaving care and transitioning into adult services where they're faced with a lifetime of misery, mental health issues, homelessness, and unemployment. Most young people have to fight to survive, to level up, there's no luxury holidays

Two years ago today we published the independent care review for children's social care. And unfortunately under this government nothing has changed. It's full of recommendations that could potentially change the system once and for all. I will continue to lobby Parliament making

Chris Wild As a student social worker it’s so important I understand properly so I am able to do more to help
I’m hoping I learn a lot from you

Here's some facts. As a care leaver you will be told by many people that your future is bleak. If you listen to these so called advisors then you will inevitably fall into their hands. I left school with one GCSE. I became a published author, not once but twice. My biggest

I have been waiting for this moment for many years, now we finally get the chance to get the message out there that children in care are still children. A general election will see a change in government and we (Terry Galloway) and I and many more have made it very clear that a

Time for change. 4th July. Children in care are still children. #changeiscoming

Tomorrow marks the two year anniversary since the independent care review was published and still central government has not responded to the life changing recommendations. That's why I will continue campaigning to make care experience a protected characteristic. This is not a

You can start to understand why young people in our care system grow up with all kinds of complexities. It's not good enough. Adult services are inundated with young referrals. #changeiscoming Children in care are still children. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The utterly brilliant Chris Wild 👇🏾was one of those who agreed to be interviewed for No Place Like Home, and I’m eternally honoured he allowed me to tell his story, in order to highlight those who’ve been through the care system.

Skircoat Lodge Children's Home, Halifax. Hundreds if not thousands of children/young people were abused by professionals and people in power from 1970 until its closure in 1994. Lives ruined, complaints, and police reports vanished never to be seen again. Some of the perpetrators

When I started campaigning for children and young people in our care system, way, way back in the day 2015, it was a constant battle to get people in power, mainly politicians to listen. Today we have a movement that includes hundreds of young people from all over the country.

“I’m not here to play the game…I’m here to change it.” - Bugzy Malone

Our first blog post is LIVE people, check it out: lawyerswhocare.org/post/lawyers-w…

Cannot wait to see the pics from the launch event! What a turnout! Please keep sharing #WeAreLawyersWhoCare to champion #CEP ⚖️

Children in our care system are treated like cattle and the ramifications of bad care is a lifetime of misery. Central government can respond by making care experience a protected characteristic. People will argue that it will not fix our fragmented system but it will definitely

Imagine being a young person in the care system, 16+ you struggle to make ends meet, then through pure determination, you define all odds, you turn your adversity into an advantage. However,  you're told by professionals that a career in law isn't within your reach. Then you