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The IMO Podcast: an award nominated podcast featuring open and honest conversations with care leavers
June 11, 2020
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Lockdown experiences: Leaving school and preparing for college
May 6, 2020
Lockdown experiences
Lockdown experiences: How it’s affecting children and social workers
May 1, 2020
Lockdown experiences
Lockdown experiences: Children in foster care
April 23, 2020
Lockdown experiences
Families living with no recourse to public funds
February 21, 2020
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Universal Credit – “Children are going hungry. It’s not a myth, it’s a fact.”
June 14, 2019
Children's voices
Universal Credit – “We’re giving out more than we’re taking in”
April 4, 2019
Children's voices
Universal Credit – Charities are struggling to meet demand
March 8, 2019
Children's voices
How young people are gaining valuable life skills with the police
March 1, 2019
Children's voices
Universal Credit – The accumulative stress of uncertainty
February 21, 2019
Children's voices
Universal Credit – “This system is so difficult to find your way around.”
January 24, 2019
Children's voices
Universal Credit – “She was trying to hide it from the children as best she could.”
January 9, 2019
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