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Check here for practical advice and tips, great recipes for using on a budget and life experiences from other young people leaving care.

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Advice from others: Mental health

8 tips to help you nail an interview

An open letter to my foster carer

I can slag it off all I want, but coming into care really was the best thing for me – it saved me.
Chloe, 19

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8 tips to help you nail an interview

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