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Our findings: care experience as a protected characteristic
VOICES from Leicestershire Cares
English - December 12, 2023 14:45 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBPersonal Journals Society & Culture Government care leavers together we can young people care experienced cep ceyp leciestershire cares Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The peer researchers on the Joining Up Joining In project have shared the findings of the report - Should Care Experience be a Protected Characteristic . The findings of the report highlighted the views of care experienced young people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. There is strong support for care experience being a protected characteristic (93%). The significant themes that came out of the work were:
- personal experiences
- stigma and discrimination
- impact of trauma
- lack of support