We are failing children in care – and they are dying on our streets

There is a lack of support for young people leaving care – but from privatisation of services to inadequate housing, the care system fails children long before the age of 18If one in four young adults found themselves homeless once they turned 18, with 14% sleeping rough, we’d be asking where the hell their families were. But these figures are the reality for young care-leavers. After they cease to be the official responsibility of their local authority on their 18th birthday, the ri