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Suits

2011

The American legal drama, Suits (2011-2019), features a Care Experienced character.

Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) was 11 when his parents died in a car crash and he goes to live with his paternal grandmother, Edith Ross (Rebecca Schull).

When the series opens, Mike is making a living and paying for his grandmother's care by taking the Law School Admission Test for others.

Prepared to deliver a suitcase of dope for a friend in order to get the $25k he needs to upgrade his grandmother's care, he stumbles into an interview with Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), a successful lawer with Pearson Hardman.

In the Season 7 final episode, Mike Ross marries Rachel Zane (Meghan Markles). Patrick J Adams and Meghan Markles also leave the show, Meghan because she is marrying Harry, and Patrick because he wanted to spend more time with his wife, Australian born Troian Bellisario.

Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group. See glossary HERE


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