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Growing up in care: implications for adult mental health

Written by Miranda Roberts on November 1, 2010. Posted in Clinical Psychology Bite-Size

Growing up in care: implications for adult mental health

Issue 25 – November 2010

Author: Miranda Roberts (c/o jenny.poole@nottshc.nhs.uk)

Key points

  • Looked after children have commonly experienced abuse or neglect in their birth families and have lacked safe and responsive relationships with caregivers
  • Even after leaving their birth families and entering care, children do not necessarily receive care which meets their needs and may continue to experience rejection and instability
  • These experiences are likely to have an ongoing impact on people who have grown up in the care system and are likely to contribute to mental health problems in adulthood.  
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