When care ends lessons from peer research
Insights from young people on leaving care in albania, the czech republic, finland, and poland
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The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia
Australian research indicates that young people transitioning from out-of-home care (foster, kinship, and residential) to independence have diminished life outcomes compared with those of the general population (McDowall, 2009; Mendes, Johnson, & Moslehuddin, 2011; Stein, 2012). This report aims to explore and identify the success factors that aid the transition process and to understand the… -
Young People Leaving Care: A Study of Costs and Outcomes
Every year, more than 6,000 young people formally leave the care of local authorities in England, most to establish independent lives as young adults in the community.1 In doing so, the burden of expectation placed upon their shoulders is large. As the evidence below suggests, these young people tend to make a series of overlapping…
