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Young People Leaving Care: Life After the Children Act, 1989
 
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Young People Leaving Care: Life After the Children Act, 1989 (Paperback)

by R.A. Broad (Author)
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  • Paperback: 281 pages
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (1 Jan 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1853024120
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853024122
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.6 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 424,971 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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What happens to young people when they leave care? Young care leavers are often over-represented in social policy areas, for example, in the homelessness, begging and poverty statistics. Although there has been some progress in assisting care leavers with their transition to independence, the problems they present and face remain acute. This volume contains extensive practice information, research material and policy findings about young people leaving public care and the work of leaving care projects. It includes data on the circumstances of over 3000 young people leaving care, as well as the work of leaving care projects across England and Wales which participated in the research, and provides an extensive analysis of national and local developments and the impact of the Children's Act 1989. Each chapter provides good practice and policy examples and the text concludes with a critical analysis of key practice, policy and theoretical issues and discussion of ways of moving forward.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The must-read book about children leaving care., 9 Jan 2002
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Bob Broad's "Young People Leaving Care" is perhaps the single most important book on the subject. It highlights significant research findings over many years, and identifies the fact that children who leave care have been consistently over-represented in all social exclusion indicators.
This book was highly influential in the government's drafting of the recent Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, being one of only three texts mentioned in the DoH consultation document "Me, Survive, Out There?".
With implementation of the new Act in October 2001, this book has become more and more important to all people working in the "care leavers" field, be they social workers, voluntary workers, or interested in young people's housing needs.
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