Research & reviews of practice

Care and Education (Page 2)

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  Being a/part State of the Family report

  There isn’t a lot going well for young people trapped on the margins of our largely comfortable and happy society.

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  Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathway: Improving Care Leavers Housing Pathways

  In May 2019, the A Way Home Scotland Coalition were tasked with creating a Youth Homelessness Prevention Pathway for care leavers by the Scottish Government’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group (HARSAG), with the aim of addressing the fact that care leavers face a substantially higher risk than their peers of becoming homeless in adult life.

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  ‘This is our story’: Children and young people on criminalisation in residential care

  This briefing tells the anonymised stories of four children and young people who have been criminalised in residential care in their own words.

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  Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the High Rates of Care in Wales

  On 31st March 2018, there were 6,405 children looked after in Wales, almost 1,900 more children than were looked after in 2006.

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  ‘Being a student with care experience is very daunting’ – Findings from a survey of care-experienced students in Scottish colleges and universities

  CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection based at the University of Strathclyde, has published the findings of Scotland’s first nation-wide survey of care-experienced

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  Housing Options and Care Leavers: Improving Outcomes into Adulthood

  This Inform briefing provides an overview of information, policy and legislation and outlines the importance of good housing and accommodation options that improve outcomes for care leavers.

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  Throughcare and Aftercare Services in Scotland’s Local Authorities: A National Study

  This research seeks to establish a clear picture of current throughcare and aftercare (TCAC) provision across Scotland’s local authorities and to provide evidence that will inform ongoing debates about future directions and priorities for the TCAC sector.

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  Staying Put & Continuing Care: The Implementation Challenge

  This article is based on a qualitative study of residential child care practitioners’ views and perspectives of the blocks and enablers to the implementation of staying put and continuing care practice with three Scottish local authorities.

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  Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

  The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant supports Scotland’s corporate parents, carers, practitioners, managers and decision makers in fulfilling their duties to improve the life chances of all of Scotland’s care leavers.

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  Supported Accommodation: A Study

  Moving on from care to adulthood and to having your own place to stay is a daunting experience and presents significant challenges for care experienced young people.