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Thank you all I know from chatting to @jeremycorbyn he really does care about these issues. Our manifesto pledged to @ResCareTo21 https://twitter.com/Become1992/status/1074410671922667520 …

Hello there @whocaresscot, there’s some discussion on here about your meeting with @jeremycorbyn. Do you mind sharing how that came about? Thanks!

Fascinating that he didn't go to @Become1992 What's that all about? @whocaresscot have gallons of political support but I've never seen May at an eg. awards event (unlike @NicolaSturgeon). @jeremycorbyn would have been more prudent to visit in England? Wouldn't you think??

After travelling for months to reach the UK, Samir now feels ‘safe and happy’ in his children’s home. He does, however, fear that in only two short years, he will be forced to return to a country that tried to capture and kill him. Read his story here: http://ow.ly/CFep30mZf1I pic.twitter.com/Ws5Ys0Ci1E

At just 13 years old Rita and her two younger sisters were forced to leave Eritrea. They hoped to find somewhere safe but instead found violence, abuse and imprisonment. Rita now lives in a residential children's home in London. This is her story... http://ow.ly/M6mG30mZfdr pic.twitter.com/FFtX5U9FTn

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Children in care missing from mental health reports

NHS Digital issued its first survey in 13 years on the mental health of children and young people. On the same day, the Children's Commissioner issued an analysis of CAMHS in England. Children in care were conspicuous in their absence. We outline why that must change.

From care to careers: five key messages on supporting care leavers into employment

How can care leavers access the career they want? An important question, and one we tried to answer on a chilly Wednesday evening in Westminster at the beginning of National Care Leavers Week.

Children at the Heart

We're proud to join over 120 organisations in calling for Government to put children in the heart of their spending plans.

Have your say in the future of Become

Become is currently developing its plans for the next five years. You have the chance to inform the strategy development and shape the direction of the charity.

Listen to the fifth episode of the Passport to Parliament podcast mini-series

We hear from Kirsty who shares her experience of dealing with mental health issues at college and how this impacted her studies.

Listen to the fourth episode of the Passport to Parliament podcast mini-series

Tom shares his experience of his interactions with social workers and carers, the lack of control he feels he has about his own life decisions and how this has affected him.

Teacher training leaves behind children in care

A significant training gap is leaving teachers unprepared to support looked after children in their schools, according to a new research report from leading charities Become and Voices from Care Cymru.

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