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# aftercare

All time
Vaginal mesh implants: Women complain of delay in aftercare for severe complications
Children at Kildare residential centre told inspectors they 'don't always feel safe'
‘I was homeless and in a shelter at 15’: Care leavers being forced into homelessness
Teenagers leaving State care now legally entitled to aftercare plan
'I was afraid of my father. I thought it was normal to be afraid of adults'
'It makes you appreciate the fortunate start in life most of us got'
How some teenagers are forced from foster care into direct provision once they turn 18
'Social workers can't do their jobs properly due to under resourcing'
Urgent need for bereavement training for chaplains in maternity hospitals
'If it wasn’t for friends, I’d literally be on the streets'
Legislation published to place 'duty' on Child and Family Agency to provide aftercare