Jenny entered Victoria's foster care system as a teenager and she's still struggling with the emotional scars from her time in care. Experts say the system needs more funding and support.
The police dropped Jenny off at a mental hospital, before she was placed in the care of a foster home in Melbourne.
Now 28, Jenny's still struggling with the emotional scars from her dysfunctional early years and time in care.one of hundreds shared with the ABC as part of an investigation into child protection across AustraliaExperts say the system needs more funding and support, while the federal government should do more to improve early intervention and wraparound services.
"The reality is we do see these issues in every jurisdiction — there's absolutely a need for the federal government to look at what broader support is needed for families and children," she said. Deb Tsorbaris says the federal government should improve services to prevent kids ending up in the system.
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