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Care leavers’ transitions to independence

  • Overview
  • Who are care leavers?
    • Understanding care leaver status
    • Creating change for future care leavers
    • Understanding the words and terms used in care
  • Preparing to leave care
    • Life before leaving care
    • Pathway planning
    • Learning skills for independence after care
    • Being heard: what matters to care leavers
    • Informing care leavers about their rights and entitlements
    • The local care leaver offer
  • Moving on from care
    • Leaving care and moving on
    • Staying safe while moving on from care
    • Freedom after care
    • Day-to-day life after care
    • Building a life beyond care
  • Housing after care
    • Housing options after care
    • Instability and evictions
    • Feeling safe and making a home after care
  • Education and work after care
    • Care leavers college and sixth form experiences
    • Choosing and applying for university
    • Being at university as a care leaver
    • Care leavers experiences of work and employment
  • Relationships and support after care
    • Trusted relationships that made a difference to care leavers
    • Personal advisers for care leavers
    • Emotional support for care leavers
    • Practical support for care leavers
    • Financial support for care leavers
    • Support care leavers wanted or needed
  • Health and wellbeing after care
    • Disabilities and additional needs for care leavers
    • Mental health and wellbeing after care
    • Physical health after care
    • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care leavers
  • Young people seeking asylum
    • Young people’s experiences of the asylum process
    • Age disputes when seeking asylum
    • Learning a new language and culture
  • What care leavers want you to know
    • Tips for leaving care
    • What professionals need to know about leaving care
  • People's Profiles
    • Age at interview 18-19
    • Age at interview 20-21
    • Age at interview 22-23
    • Age at interview 24 +
    • Interview format: Video
    • Interview format: Audio with background
    • Interview format: Text only
    • Interview format: Read by an actor
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Care leavers’ transitions to independence

Profiles - Interview format: Text only

Claire

Claire is a White British woman in her early twenties who is currently working towards her degree.  

Marie

Marie is a White British woman in her early twenties. She is currently working full-time after finishing a degree.  

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