Think about this. 16-year-old children are dumped in bedsits, shared accommodation, and hotels with no support whatsoever, and this government thinks it's OK. When I speak to these young people, the fear in their eyes is something you never forget. Grown men banging on your door…

If we don't expose it, then it will never change. Children in care deserve the chance to live a good life in a safe place called home. Make care experience a protected characteristic. #changeiscoming
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A quick reminder before you vote. This government does not value the lives of our most vulnerable young people, especially those from our care system. #changeiscoming

A quick reminder. Children in care do not have the same opportunities as their peers. The majority of young people in our system face a lifetime of misery because of social neglect. This is their reality. #changeiscoming

Energy in its full force. Anne Longfield for the launch of her new book - Young Lives Big Ambitions - a room full of people passionate about changing children’s lives for the better. Children in care are still children @changeiscoming

The campaign to make care experience a protected characteristic is building momentum every single day. We have a big chance to get this motion passed through Parliament as legislation. It could potentially save many young people's lives. I for one do not want to see the next…

On a happy note. The picture on the left. I was a happy child living a safe life full of love with my dad. The events that followed would change my life forever. My dad died when I was 11yrs old and I was sent to live in a Childrens Home. I spent years suffering and dreaming of…

4 years ago I did this newsnight interview to raise awareness around children in care being placed in dangerous houses, unregulated accommodation, squalor, bedsits. Young people 15+ left to defend for themselves in a house where you're expected to be independent!! In 2024 and…

Somthing to think about. Children as young as 16 years old are forced to live a shared accommodation with strangers, adults, drug addicts, alcoholics, and criminals of all kinds looking for recruitment opportunities. I work in this sector and I see the ramifications of bad care.…

2024 and we're still seeing children in care 16+ abandoned by the state, and placed in squalor. Imagine being 16 with no family and very little support, then dumped in a bedsit. I know first-hand what that feels like. The fear and loneliness! It leads to a lifetime of misery.…

Every single day young people in our care system are discriminated against. Children do not put themselves into care, yet they face a lifetime of misery because the system continues to fail them. We're seeing more and more young people being forced into homelessness, mental…

Thank you Chris Wild Chris Wild, care sector professional & campaigner, & author of Damaged, for your words about #YoungLivesBigAmbitions by @AnneLongfield: 'Thought-provoking, educational & insightful... one of the most important books you will read in this sector' - out now

Incredibly proud of Hertfordshire Mind Network for their commitment in supporting children and young people in the care system. It's so important. Having a support worker dedicated to the care system is life changing.
#changeiscoming thank you to the whole team at Mind in Hertfordshire.

I’m so delighted that our board Hertfordshire Mind Network took inspiration from Chris Wild and have agreed to invest our reserves in a care leavers coordinator!!

Every day, our must vulnerable children and young people in the care system are subjected to all kinds of abuse. Discriminated against daily just for being care experienced. More and more young people are being forced into homelessness, mental health wards, and jails. Children…

The government are right by stopping young people smoking but they still allow children in our care system to live in squalor, unregulated accommodation, caravans, and bedsits with adults. It leads to a lifetime of misery and complications costing billions. #changeiscoming …

Think about this. In the last 30 years ( I left care 1996 at 16) the care system hasn't improved. It's fragmented beyond repair. Children and young people are still being neglected and abused in care home settings. This one important sector is constantly underfunded, and…

#freeloavesonfridays release date is coming in a few short days. Get your copy on pre order now.

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A child in care can be arrested for going into the kitchen after hours and taking a biscuit. It would be classified as breaking an entry, section 112, and theft. It stays on your DBS throughout your late teens, and it could potentially prevent you from getting a job. And yes,…

Skircoat Lodge Children's Home 1992. There were 6 boys in my dorm, and only two of us are still alive today. At 12 years old, children should be with loving families in a safe place to call home, not locked up and subjected to all kinds of evil abuse. I made a promise that I…