Transaction Search Form: please type in any of the fields below.
Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 12:14 pm
Time: 12:14 pm
Results for out of home care
2 results foundAuthor: Mendes, Philip Title: Good Practice in Reducing the Over-Representation of Care Leavers in the Youth Justice System Leaving Care and Youth Justice: Phase Three Report Summary: Young people leaving state out of home care are one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society, and are over-represented in the criminal justice system and youth detention facilities. This report presents findings from phase 3 of the Leaving Care and Youth Justice project, and makes recommendations for policy and practice to prevent and address this over-representation with a trauma-informed approach. Program and policy examples are also included, across the child and family welfare services, youth justice, education, mental health, and youth drug and alcohol services sectors. Details: Melbourne: Monash University, 2014. 104p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 19, 2019 at: https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/pacra/good-practice-reducing-over-representation-care-leavers-youth-justice-system Year: 2014 Country: Australia URL: https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/pacra/good-practice-reducing-over-representation-care-leavers-youth-justice-system Shelf Number: 155051 Keywords: At Risk YouthChild ProtectionChild WelfareChildren in CareFoster CareOut Of Home CareResidential Care |
Author: Stein, Mike Title: Helping Care Leavers: Problems and Strategic Responses Summary: Children and young people become 'looked after' by local authority social services departments because their parents are unable to care for them for a variety of different reasons. They may be the victims of abuse or neglect or their parents may be overwhelmed by problems and be unable to cope. Some young people whose families have difficulties may experience problems as they grow up - getting into trouble at home or at school. Many of these young people - currently over 50,000 - will spend a short time 'in care' and return home. However, a significant number - about 8,500 - will leave the care of social services aged between 16 and 18 years of age, and the majority of these young people will be expected to live independently in the community. 1.1: The scale of the problem: numbers leaving care Government statistical information on young people aged 16-18 leaving care is published annually in Children Looked After by Local Authorities . This provides us with a starting point and context for our exploration of problems. However, there are limitations to this data. First, it refers to the legal status of young people - that is young people who legally left care and accommodation - or in terms of the Children Act 1989 'ceased to be looked after'. It thus does not include young people whose order remained in force but moved to independent living or elsewhere. Second, there is no data on gender or ethnicity. Both these issues will be addressed later by drawing on research studies. The most recent government information for 1997 reveals: 8,400 young people, aged 16–18, left care and accommodation during 1997, 4,900 (58%) were aged 16 and 17, and 3,500 (42%) were aged 18. 45% of these young people left from a foster care placement and 20% from a children's home. 25% left from community placements including lodgings, living independently or from their parents home. 10% left from some form of residential care other than children's homes, including schools for children with special educational needs, voluntary homes and hostels, youth treatment centres, young offender institutions, prison, family centres or mother and baby homes. 62% of these young people who left care during 1997 were looked after on a voluntary agreement between their parents and the local authority; 27% were looked after on care order. 50% of these care leavers had been looked after for more than two years, and a quarter for five years or more. Since 1993 there has been a small drop in the numbers of young people leaving care - from 8,900 to 8,400 - but whereas the proportion of young people leaving care on their eighteenth birthday has fallen, from 48% to 41%, the proportion leaving aged 16 has increased from 33% to 40%. Details: London: UK Department of Health, 2000. 59p. Source: Internet Resource: accessed March 19, 2019 at: https://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/pdf/helpingCL.pdf Year: 2000 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/pdf/helpingCL.pdf Shelf Number: 155052 Keywords: At-Risk Youth Child Protection Children in Care Foster Care Looked After Children Out of Home CareResidential Care |