'Speed up mental health support for children in care' "It felt like no-one was there for me and no-one cared - I was crying myself to sleep every night."
This is what life was like for Callum after he was taken into care aged 13 in 2008, following the death of his father and a family breakdown.
He told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme his mental health quickly deteriorated.
"I was still an emotional kid trying to get over Dad, and everything got on top of me. He was my superhero."
Almost half of those in the care system have a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to statutory guidance published in 2015. BBC News
This is what life was like for Callum after he was taken into care aged 13 in 2008, following the death of his father and a family breakdown.
He told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme his mental health quickly deteriorated.
"I was still an emotional kid trying to get over Dad, and everything got on top of me. He was my superhero."
Almost half of those in the care system have a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to statutory guidance published in 2015. BBC News
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