Poor mental well-being is commonly associated with care experienced young people. Their lives of abrupt endings, unreliable stability, loss of connections and adverse childhood experiences can result in poor mental well-being. Alongside a lack of positive family or peer groups support, this can all compound the situation with a sense of loneliness. Read more.
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