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“I wasn’t told why I was taken into care”
“I wasn’t told why I was taken into care”
2020 Guardian article by Kerrie Portman discusses her experience of being taken into care
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"I wasn't told why I was taken into care. For years I thought it was my fault"
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Theme:
Identity and diversity,
Rights and voice
Date:
January 2020
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