{"id":3891,"date":"2020-01-31T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T12:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:46:48","slug":"seven-years-of-separation-in-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/career-experiences\/seven-years-of-separation-in-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven years of separation in care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7NQgfdd6ZWA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you\u2019ve been separated from a sibling, it feels like you\u2019re missing a piece of your heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>[Siblings Together gave us] the first birthday we&#8217;ve ever celebrated together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2010, <a href=\"http:\/\/siblingstogether.co.uk\/\">Siblings Together<\/a> have reunited over one thousand siblings. 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