What was care like for me? A systematic review of the experiences of young people living in residential care

Jacqueline Cameron-Mathiassen, Julie Leiper, Jane Simpson and Elizabeth McDermott

Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 138, issue C

Abstract: Residential care can be a relevant option for young people with behavioural problems considered beyond the capacity of the young person’s own home or foster care to manage. While some care home residents go on to excel in life, others do not. Understanding how young people’s experiences of residential care impact on their well-being might help us improve the outcome possibilities for individual residents. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to synthesize and identify the experience of living in residential care and suggest how these findings can enhance the well-being of this group in the future. Five relevant databases were searched for qualitative empirical studies published between 1990 and January 2020. Twelve papers met the inclusion criteria. The studies were thematically synthesised to produce findings.

Keywords: Youths; Young adults; Residential Care; Well-being; Experiences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106524

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