The actor and TV star finds support can drop away for some teenagers leaving the care system.
In January 2022, the regulator for children's services, Ofsted, published. It found more than a third of people in England, who had been in care and who responded to its online survey, felt they had left too early and did not feel equipped with the skills to be able to live more independently.
Joe Swash says he also worries about the lack of emotional support for care leavers - something he says most people take for granted. Josh MacAlister, who oversaw the review, says the system was built for younger children, not teenagers, and that the past few decades have seen a growing number of teenagers in care, along with high demand for children's homes and not enough foster homes.
Clare Bracey from Become says she would like to see this scheme extended to ensure all care leavers up to the age of 25 receive this support - rather than the current proposal, which is to 23.
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