Teens in foster care must leave when they are 18 when most children stay in the family home until their 20s. Now agencies and carers are pushing for the age to be raised to 21.

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Updated June 2 2018 - 10:47am, first published 10:04am
FAMILY: Foster carer Monique Ford says it makes no sense for teens to leave care at 18 when most young adults are still at home in their 20s.
FAMILY: Foster carer Monique Ford says it makes no sense for teens to leave care at 18 when most young adults are still at home in their 20s.

“You wouldn’t kick your own child out at 18. They’re doing year 12, the most important year, so why would you kick children out of foster care, children who have experienced trauma?”

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Michelle Smith

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