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      • Të jesh nën kujdestari ose të largohesh nga kujdesi – Fjalë të rëndësishme dhe çfarë kuptimi kanë
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      • Être placé ou sortir d’un placement – Les mots importants et leur signification  
      • Kan Kunuunsa argachaa jiru ykn kunuunsa irraa ba’ee – Jechoota barbaachisoo fi hiika isaanii
      • د خصمانی ترلاندې یا خصمانه کوونکی اهم توري او ددې مطلب
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      • Estar bajo cuidado o dejar de estar bajo cuidado – palabras importantes y qué significan
      • ተናባይ ወይ ድማ ተኣላዪ – ኣገደስቲ ቃላትን ትርጉሞምን
      • زیرِ نگہداشت ہونا یا نگہداشت چھوڑنا – اہم اصطلاحات اور ان کے معنی
      • Đang được chăm sóc hoặc người rời khỏi diện chăm sóc – Những thuật ngữ quan trọng và ý nghĩa của chúng
    • Immigration and Asylum – Important words and what they mean
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      • Emigracioni dhe azili – Fjalë të rëndësishme dhe çfarë kuptimi kanë
      • ኢሚግረሽን እና ጥገኝነት መጠየቅ  – አስፈላጊ ቃላቶች እና ትርጉማቸው
      • الهجرة واللجوء – مصطلحات هامة ومدلولاته
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      • مهاجرت و پناهندگی – کلمات مهم و معانی آنها
      • Immigration et asile – Les mots importants et leur signification  
      • Godaansa fi Koolu-galtummaa – Jechoota barbaachisoo fi hiika isaanii
      • هجرت او پناه اخستل اهم
      • کۆچ کردن و پەنابەری – وشە گرنگەکان و مانایان چی‌یە
      • Inmigración y asilo – Palabras importantes y qué significan  
      • ፍልሰትን ዑቕባን- ኣግደስቲ ቃላትን ትርጎሞምን  
      • امیگریشن و پناہ ( Immigration and Asylum ) – اہم الفاظ اور ان کے معنی
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  • Get Help
    • What is an Advocate and how can they help me?
      • What is an Advocate (accessible widgit symbols)
    • How can I get an Advocate?
      • Albanian – Shqip
      • Amharic – አማርኛ
      • Arabic- عربي
      • Dari – درى
      • Farsi – فارسی
      • French – Français
      • Oromo (Afaan Oromoo / Oromiffa)
      • Pashto – تیګرینا
      • Sorani – سۆرانی
      • Tigrinya – ቲግሪንያ
      • Urdu – اردو
      • Vietnamese – Tiếng Việt
    • How do I find an Advocate in my local area?
      • My local advocacy service
      • My Advocate in ‘Secure’
    • What can I expect from my Advocate?
    • Independent Visitors
    • AdvoCat
    • Will you keep what I say private?
    • Tell us what you think
  • My Rights
    • My rights while I am in care
      • Why can’t I live with a family member or a family friend?
      • Why can’t I stay where I am?
      • Why am I being moved so far away?
      • I don’t like where I live
      • Savings
      • Talk to people
      • Children on a Care Order
      • Children who are accommodated
      • Birthdays, religious festivals and clothing
      • Who can I talk to?
      • Explaining why you don’t want to move
      • How long am I going to be here for?
      • What can I do?
      • Pocket money
      • What can I do if I don’t like my placement?
      • My rights as a former relevant child
      • Seeing my family
      • Seeing my friends
    • My rights when I am leaving care
      • FAQ’s for care leavers with disabilities
      • My rights as a qualifying care leaver
      • My rights as a relevant child
      • My rights as an eligible child
        • What is a pathway plan?
      • Am I a care leaver?
    • Making a complaint
    • Being in care or a care leaver – Important words and what they mean
      • Being in care or a care leaver – Important words and what they mean (English)
      • Të jesh nën kujdestari ose të largohesh nga kujdesi – Fjalë të rëndësishme dhe çfarë kuptimi kanë
      • በእንክብክባኤ ስር ሲሆኑ ወይም ከንእንክብካቤ ስር ሲወጡ ስለሚመለከት – አስፈላጊ ቃላት እና ትርጉማቸው
      • الحصول على الرعاية أو مغادرتها – الكلمات الهامة ومدلولاتها
      • در مراقبت بودن یا تارک مراقبت – کلمات مهم و چی معنی دارند
      • تحت مراقبت یا ترک‌کننده مراقبت – کلمات مهم و معانی آنها
      • Être placé ou sortir d’un placement – Les mots importants et leur signification  
      • Kan Kunuunsa argachaa jiru ykn kunuunsa irraa ba’ee – Jechoota barbaachisoo fi hiika isaanii
      • د خصمانی ترلاندې یا خصمانه کوونکی اهم توري او ددې مطلب
      • لەژێر سەرپەرشتی یان بەجێهێڵەری سەرپەرشتی – وشە گرنگەکان و مانایان چی‌یە
      • Estar bajo cuidado o dejar de estar bajo cuidado – palabras importantes y qué significan
      • ተናባይ ወይ ድማ ተኣላዪ – ኣገደስቲ ቃላትን ትርጉሞምን
      • زیرِ نگہداشت ہونا یا نگہداشت چھوڑنا – اہم اصطلاحات اور ان کے معنی
      • Đang được chăm sóc hoặc người rời khỏi diện chăm sóc – Những thuật ngữ quan trọng và ý nghĩa của chúng
    • Immigration and Asylum – Important words and what they mean
      • Immigration and Asylum – Important words and what they mean (English)
      • Emigracioni dhe azili – Fjalë të rëndësishme dhe çfarë kuptimi kanë
      • ኢሚግረሽን እና ጥገኝነት መጠየቅ  – አስፈላጊ ቃላቶች እና ትርጉማቸው
      • الهجرة واللجوء – مصطلحات هامة ومدلولاته
      • مهاجرت و پناهندگی – کلمات مهم و معنی آنها
      • مهاجرت و پناهندگی – کلمات مهم و معانی آنها
      • Immigration et asile – Les mots importants et leur signification  
      • Godaansa fi Koolu-galtummaa – Jechoota barbaachisoo fi hiika isaanii
      • هجرت او پناه اخستل اهم
      • کۆچ کردن و پەنابەری – وشە گرنگەکان و مانایان چی‌یە
      • Inmigración y asilo – Palabras importantes y qué significan  
      • ፍልሰትን ዑቕባን- ኣግደስቲ ቃላትን ትርጎሞምን  
      • امیگریشن و پناہ ( Immigration and Asylum ) – اہم الفاظ اور ان کے معنی
      • Nhập Cư và Tị Nạn – Những thuật ngữ quan trọng và ý nghĩa của chúng
  • My Stories
    • Young People’s stories
      • Yoel’s story: Unaccompanied minors aged assessed as adults
      • Abdul: A care leavers experience of homelessness
      • What does Coram Voice mean to you?
      • Kerrie’s Story
      • Ty’s experience of being an ambassador
    • Blogs
      • Blog: Stockport Local Pantry
  • Get Involved
    • A National Voice
      • Home is Not a Placement
    • Voices Writing Competition
      • Voices 2022: The national writing competition for children in and leaving care
      • Voices Writing Competition
        • Voices writing competition newsletter
      • Get inspired
      • Voices 2022 Terms and Conditions
      • Sponsor a Voices category to help support children in care and leaving care
    • Get your voice heard in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care
  • For Professionals
    • Advocacy
    • Always Heard – The national advocacy helpline and safety net for England
    • A National Voice – co-production and participation with young people
    • Bright Spots
      • Bright Spots Programme
        • Bright Spots in the news
        • Bright Spots Indicators: Your Life Your Care
        • Bright Spots Indicators: Your Life Beyond Care
      • How to make life good: Examples of innovative practice to improve the well-being of children in care and care leavers
        • Accommodation, Placements and Carers
        • Free Time and Having Fun
        • Stigma and being treated differently
        • Education and learning
        • Family, Friends and Supportive Relationships
        • Financial and Practical Resources
        • Rights and Voice
        • Social Workers and Leaving Care PAs
        • Emotional Health and Well-being
      • Bright Spots Publications
      • Become a Bright Spots Partner
      • Bright Spots: Peer Learning
      • Bright Spots Newsletter
    • Homelessness Outreach
    • Independent Visitors
    • Local Authority Children Act Complaints Services
    • New Belongings Programme
      • New Belongings Peer Learning Seminar
      • New Belongings: In Focus
    • Return Interviews
    • Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews
    • Specialist Advocacy Service
      • Specialist Advocacy Advice Consultation Form
      • Specialist Advocacy Service Training
      • Specialist Advocacy Service Resources
      • Disability
      • Homelessness
      • Leaving Care
      • Young children
    • Voices creative writing competition

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Our Lives Beyond Care: care leavers’ views on their well-being 2018

In 2019, Bright Spots produced Our Life Beyond Care: care leavers’ views on their well-being …

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01 Apr 2019

Advocacy Toolkit: The rights of disabled young people in the transition planning process

Free toolkit to help advocates, professionals and carers support disabled children with the transition from …

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01 Apr 2019

Young people leaving care are seven times more likely to have low life satisfaction than their peers

Our new survey ‘Our Lives Beyond Care’ as part of our Bright Spots programme has found that almost …

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01 Apr 2019

Exciting Opportunities to Join Coram Voice

We have some exciting opportunities to join Coram Voice as we develop and expand our …

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28 Mar 2019

Coram Voice’s New ‘Non-Instructed Advocacy for Children and Young People’ Guide

At Coram Voice we have a wealth of experience of advocating on behalf of children …

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26 Mar 2019

Coram Voice welcomes Department for Education withdrawal of the ‘myth busting’ guide

Coram Voice was delighted to hear that the Department for Education has withdrawn its inaccurate …

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25 Mar 2019

Peter Capaldi to host Voices 2019 awards!

We’re delighted to announce that for the third year in a row, actor Peter Capaldi …

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18 Mar 2019

Coram Voice renews call for the immediate withdrawal of the Department for Education’s ‘myth busting’ guide

Coram Voice supports the ongoing efforts of our colleagues at Article 39 to have the …

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22 Feb 2019

Voices 2019 Judges Share Their Writing Tips!

Voices 2019, Coram Voice’s annual writing competition for children in care and young care leavers …

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06 Feb 2019
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