{"id":373067,"date":"2026-08-25T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-care-leavers-dying-so-young\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:00:36","slug":"why-are-care-leavers-dying-so-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-care-leavers-dying-so-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are care leavers dying so young?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bx09smi5FJs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are care leavers dying so young?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bx09smi5FJs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died last year, according to a government-commissioned review \u2013 that&#8217;s three to four times the rate of their peers. <\/p>\n<p>Sky\u2019s Nick Martin has been following the journeys of people leaving the care system for many years. 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In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to This Is Why: https:\/\/trib.al\/0Uk1RqG<\/p>\n<p>#thisiswhy #uk #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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