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Young mothers in care, contributing to the contemporary debate [PDF]
, 2008 Teenage pregnancy has become a broad issue in contemporary society and has become a focus for concern for young women in or exiting the care system. The article draws on interviews with twenty-four young mothers in, or on the fringes of the care system ...
Reeves, Jane
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, 2020 Care Leavers in Italy: From ‘Vulnerable’ Children to ‘Autonomous’ Adults?’ (Ch11) makes appropriate use of its multiple authorship as Laura Formenti, Andrea Galimberti and Mirella Ferrari use different discursive frames to convey the problems associated with leaving care.
Laura Formenti +2 more
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International Journal of Adolescence and YouthThis South African qualitative study explicates the psychosocial process ‘contextualized responsiveness’, focussing on care-leavers’ responses to risks and opportunities within their social environments.
Sasambal Reuben
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003 Objective. T o examine if leaving special schools has a negative impact on the health care and social isolation of young adults with cerebral palsy. Methods.
SY Ng, SK Dinesh, SKH Tay, EH Lee
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Developing Employment Opportunities for Care Leavers [PDF]
, 2010 This article describes an action research project carried out in North West England that aimed to assist Children’s Services Departments and Care Trusts in developing their strategies for supporting care leavers into employment and training.
Bilson, Andy +2 more
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Empowering youth in care: the case of emancipatory research with care leavers
Journal de Ciencias SocialesNew sociology of childhood has emphasized that children are capable of being reflective, of behaving purposively and are able to influence the environment where they live. This concept is also referred to as ‘children as capable agents’ meaning that they
Caterina Arciprete +2 more
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Aftercare Practitioners Facilitating the Recognition of Care-Experienced Youth in Finland
Nordisk VälfärdsforskningWhile research has highlighted the challenges care leavers face, the understanding of the specific measures taken to support them remains limited. Practitioners’ actions in embodying the welfare system by implementing relevant laws and guidelines are ...
Johanna Hedman, Riikka Korkiamäki
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‘Who am I?’ How female care-leavers construct and make sense of their identity. [PDF]
, 2019 Identity formation may be more complex for those who have been in foster care in the face of childhood abuse, difficult relationships, unstable environments and multiple care contexts but this does not imply there is anything pathological about it. Given
Hassett, A., Colbridge, A.
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International Journal of Child, Youth & Family StudiesLimited research has been carried out on Indigenous young people transitioning out of care in Canada. This article provides a coherent and meaningful account of the journey of aging out of care in the province of Manitoba, as presented by 17 Indigenous ...
Roberta L. Woodgate +8 more
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CARE LEAVERS’ TRANSITION INTO THE LABOUR MARKET IN ENGLAND [PDF]
, 2023 Relatively little is known about the factors that impact pathways into employment for care leavers. Existing knowledge tends to come from small-scale qualitative studies and those focused on education outcomes.
Harrison, Neil +4 more
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