Tag Archives: UK

The Hidden Cost of Survival: How Trauma Becomes a Financial Burden for Care Survivors

Posted on October 22, 2025 by societyshiddensecret

Trigger Warning: Mentions of trauma, abuse, and systemic neglect.Written from lived experience. The Price of Healing For children who grow up in state care, the trauma doesn’t end when the placement ends. The system’s failures echo through adulthood — in … Continue reading →

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The Inheritance of Files: How the State Turned Guardianship into Surveillance

Posted on October 21, 2025 by societyshiddensecret

Trigger Warning: Mentions of state care, child abuse, and surveillance of care-experienced parents.Written from lived experience. A Child of the Court I became a ward of court at eight years old. From that moment, the state claimed legal guardianship over … Continue reading →

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Fostering for Purpose Vs Financial Gain.

Posted on October 11, 2025 by societyshiddensecret

Fostering is a good will job, that requires skill, time and a lot of energy. Good foster parents deserve financial support and help when fostering children. Children are expensive, and giving up your life to give someone else a fairer … Continue reading →

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