A young Belfast care leaver has been recognised by the King’s Trust for “turning her life around” and finding stable employment following difficulties in her early years. Rihanna (18) was awarded the ...

Leaving school means leaving a caring community and a familiar routine. It shouldn’t mean losing one’s ability to leave the ...

Only one staff in the Education Authority for every 880 young people with SEN, committee hears.

A toolkit designed to help schools create more inclusive, supportive environments for children-in-care is to be launched.

A woman who spent her childhood in the care system has called for additional supports to "give care leavers a chance" to ...

In Northern Ireland, around one-in-ten of all Universal Credit (UC) claimants are aged between 16 and 24, while in general, ...

The Department of Health today published a statistical bulletin summarising information on care leavers aged 16-18 in ...

The motorbike crashed on Thornaby Road and its rider and passenger were treated by paramedics Two teenagers have been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after the motorbike they were ...

A new National Centre for Healthy Ageing-led review, in partnership with Monash University, has explored key issues facing the more than 500,000 older care leavers who are transitioning into the aged ...

Aaron Murphy — aka Rebel — is a teenager who raps about life in care and has clocked up hundreds of thousands of views online ...