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Autobiography/Memoir

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To Learn is to Live: Education Nourishes Self-Worth

Gregory P Smith

2015

Gregory was born in 1955 and taken to an orphanage by his mother in 1965. He was abused while in the orphanage and ran away many times. In this chapter, Gregory explores his challenges with going to university as a mature age student.

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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