BASW Supports National Care Leavers' Week 2022

This week is National Care Leaver's Week, celebrating care experienced people of diverse backgrounds and everything they contribute to society.

BASW stands in solidarity with care experienced people and continues to speak out in support of care leavers' rights. Some key resources, campaigns and educational material are listed below.

• Rebekah Pierre – An Open Letter to The Social Worker Who Wrote My Case Files.

• Read The Black Care Experience Newsletter – October 2022.

• The Care Leaver's Association has a service which helps care leavers gain access to their records in care and works to decrease the number of care leavers in the criminal justice system. 
   
• Read BASW England's Response to the Care Review.

• Follow the Keep Caring to 18 Campaign.

• Read through The Sky's the Limit report, reimagining the care leaving system from the perspective of care leavers.

• Are you a care experienced social worker? Find community with the Care Experienced Social Workers Association.

• Follow the Free Loaves on Friday Project – the book is now fully funded, and will be calling for contributors soon.