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I Thought You Cared

The Hidden Truth of Abuse, Trauma, and Systematic Betrayal in Scotland's Children's Services

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I Thought You Cared

By: Holly Alex
Narrated by: Michelle Mackenzie
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Featured across BBC News, the Scottish Daily Express, The Scotsman and the Daily Mail, Holly Alex’s story has brought national attention to the realities of Scotland’s care system and the voices too often left unheard.

“Holly Alex’s gripping story of life as a child in care is brave, inspirational and horrifying.”- The Scotsman, 2026

What happens when the system meant to protect a child becomes the one that nearly destroys them?

I Thought You Cared. Is a raw and harrowing true memoir of survival inside Scotland’s care system, a system that promised safety, but delivered silence, control and harm.

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heartbreaking story of a child failed by the systems meant to care for her. I was so angry at many parts but the courage and resilience of the author to fight back and make something of her life should be proud of herself

heartbreaking but a story needed told

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