This is the second in a series of our Beyond the Headlines briefings aiming to provide further information and analysis on some commonly reported statistics relating to children and young people in care, care leavers, and care experienced people in Scotland.
In this briefing, we explore the extent to which we understand how homelessness disproportionately affects the lives of care experienced young people, and consider what more can be done to further our understanding of the factors that cause homelessness so this can be addressed. To support further discussion and debate, we also raise some key questions and talking points.
The briefing raises the following questions for debate and discussion: