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REVIEWS FOR EARLIER EDITIONS OF THIS BOOK: A book which will have considerable value for carers and young people alike refreshingly direct without jargon deserves a wide readership. +- Community Care. This well-presented and accessible publication is to be commended for its clarity and sheer practical usefulness. +- Care and Health. Provides answers to the questions young people may ask. Covering subjects such as living arrangements, money, education, health, personal development, the law, and becoming independent, it is an easy to use and reliable reference guide. +- ChildRight Covers the details of care system bureaucracy as well as nuts and bolts issues. +- Young People Now.

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Ann Wheal was a teacher in inner-city schools and colleges before working at the University of Southampton in the Social Work division. Her areas of research were children in care and children leaving care. Ann has been a governor at a special needs nursery and a volunteer in a secure unit. She has published widely in the area of children and families. Meral Mehmet is a freelance social work consultant with 30 years AZ experience in social services, and 20 years in fostering. She has worked with a variety of fostering providers and in a range of fostering and child care related roles, including for social care in Turkey and UNICEF, and has for the past 12 years been a freelance consultant and trainer.

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