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Title Young people's transitions from care to adulthood : international research and practice / edited by Mike Stein and Emily R. Munro
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (320 pages)
Series Child welfare outcomes
Child welfare outcomes (Jessica Kingsley Publishers)
Contents International chapters -- Thematic issues
Summary The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation. In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together the latest international research relating to the transition of young people leaving care, outlining and comparing the range of legal and policy frameworks, welfare regimes and innovative practice across 16 countries. The book also highlights the variations that exist between different groups leaving c
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
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Subject Young adults -- Services for
Youth with social disabilities -- Services for
Youth -- Institutional care
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
Young adults -- Services for
Youth -- Institutional care
Youth with social disabilities -- Services for
Form Electronic book
Author Stein, Mike.
Munro, Emily R., 1978-
LC no. 2007043511
ISBN 9781846427916
1846427916
1281782246
9781281782243
9786611782245
6611782249