In Their Own Words 2024 – Communities of Support

In Their Own Words 2024 – Communities of Support
In June 2024, over 200 care experienced individuals from around the UK took part in our “In Their Own Words Survey”

The survey was coproduced with the Young People’s Benchmarking Forum (YPBMF) and contained questions on 5 key themes, chosen as priority areas by care experienced young people.  Communities of support for care experienced individuals was one of the areas we decided to go back to explore in the survey.   

Our reports have been co-produced with our YPBMF Champions and Legends (care experienced volunteers) who have shared their views on the responses to survey.  

Dyllan YPBMF Champion “…you may have been uprooted from one environment to another when entering the care system, affecting or indeed shattering that vital sense of belonging and identity…being a part of communities has countless benefits, such as reducing social isolation and loneliness by connecting with others, providing advice where needed and even emotional support in times of crisis…” 

Read the full “In Their Own Words – Communities of Support Report”

You can watch YPBMF presenting some of the key findings at our “In Their Own Words Takeover” Event from July 2024 here In Their Own Words 2024: Cost of Living Video | National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum  

And finally, our YPBMF Champions & Legends have recorded a Top Tips for Care Experienced Individuals which were shared in the survey which you can view here https://youtu.be/K_xWGv6_ics?si=yiaHbWraZup5807v  

Read more about ITOW here Blog: In Their Own Words Takeover | National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum  

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