What young people say

Below are a few things that young people have said about being in care in Somerset.

"My foster carer helped me because when i was living with my mum, she never used to let me do the kind of stuff a normal 12 year old would do, so my foster carer just let me go back to my normal age group and do what I liked to do, so she helped me."

"My reviews really help me because I get the chance to say what I want to say and I know what everyone else is thinking and it really helps things get sorted out.  Like my contacts with my mum."

"My foster carer helped me coming in to care and getting used to being in care.  She says things at my reviews that I want to say.  If anything happens she talks to me and my social worker."