Britain’s young care leaver deaths a ‘national tragedy’

Young care leavers in England are dying at a far higher rate than other people their age due to isolation and a severe drop off in support from social services once they turn 18.

YOUNG adults leaving care in England face a death rate four times higher than the general population, a government-commissioned review found today. The loss of “significant levers of support” for people leaving care when they turn 18 often means they are suddenly left “with no safety net and with catastrophic consequen

Those leaving care have a death rate around four times higher than the general population, a new review reveals.

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