This care system is creating written-off children

This care system is creating written-off children | Precious Williams | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk:

I was put into care when I was nine days old. I know all too well that the system is 'not fit for purpose' – especially for girls


They are labelled "looked-after children" but it might be more accurate to call them "written-off children". There are about 65,000 children in carein Britain today. A care system branded by an all-party report as riddled with weaknesses, with residential care "not fit for purpose" for children who go missing.