In a new documentary to be aired on BBC Wales this Tuesday (July 5) at 9pm, Michael Sheen shares some shocking stories of young people who have been through the British care system. Read it below:
Ler maisHow would you feel if your child, or one you knew, was taken into care and ended up living in a B&B, a hostel, or even slept rough?
What I’m talking about here is “the care system”, the safety net we’d rely on if we couldn’t look after our kids.
I’ve been working on a BBC documentary which has found teenagers are still being placed in B&Bs and hostels – six years after the Welsh government said it wanted to “eliminate” it.
Some of the stories have shocked me.