Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care ‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18 Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, ...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/25/care-leaver-deaths-isolation-drop-off-support-review)