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The impact and experience of changing placement

picture of suitcase[spacer height=”10px”]In the imperative to move a young person into a more suitable care placement it is easy to forget the profound impact that the process of moving can have.  In this video from the Guardian’s Moving in Care project three young people recall their experiences of placement change.[spacer height=”10px”]

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