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