Mr. Rory Brown:

On top of that, as Ms O'Toole was saying, people should be aware there are children in care all over their communities. The fall through the cracks a lot of the time. As the Senator said, the only thing you hear about care leavers is the stigma around them. You never hear about the good deeds and the good things about many of them. I am a primary school teacher. I have finished my education. I am lucky to have achieved that but many do not get to do that and that is what you hear about. You do not hear about the positive stories. We need to reinforce the positive stories and supporting children when they come out rather than just hearing about the stigma. We should make it known there are so many positive outcomes and there are foster carers doing amazing jobs. They do not even ask for much in return. The biggest thing people can do is let them know they are supported.