Last updated by jodie.attreed@essex.gov.uk on Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Coram has published a new report on the wellbeing of children in care and care leavers in England. The report draws on 27,000 responses from the Coram Voice Bright Spots surveys with children in care and young care leavers between 2015 and 2024. Key findings show that although most children in care report that their lives are getting better, care-experienced children and young people continue to have lower well-being than the general population. The report also highlights how important relationships and safe homes are to care-experienced children and young people’s wellbeing. Coram is calling for children’s views to be heard and for improved support for care leavers. 

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