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An Injustice - Our Children
Social Justice Quote: Core Value: #2 Pursuit of Social Justice This paper will identify an injustice that effects youth within the care system. The care system is identified will involve those youth who have been placed legally or voluntary in the governments care which is outside their family of origins care. As my practice as a social worker is within an Aboriginal Team, I will discuss youth in general but specifically about the youth that I work with and who are aging out of the government system when their reach nineteen years of age and deemed as adult and capable of caring for themselves. I will identify that these youth, a high percentage at that are not capable or able to care and manage their

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