 An analysis of the intersecting factors and needs that informed the experiences of young people transitioning from out of home care in the Australian states of Victoria and Western AustraliaPhilip Mendes, Robyn Martin, Ms Jasmin Jau and Ms Jacinta Chavulak Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 149, issue C Abstract: Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (often called care leavers) are globally a disadvantaged group who can be particularly vulnerable to experiences of housing instability and homelessness. This qualitative study, based on interviews with 34 care leavers in the Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia, examined their transition experiences and outcomes with a specific focus on access to stable and affordable housing. Our study reported major deficits in transition planning including a significant reliance when leaving care on specialist homelessness services to meet housing needs. Some major policy and practice reforms were identified concerning transition planning, service coordination, and extending the leaving care age to 25 years. Keywords: Care leavers; Transitioning from out-of-home care; Housing and homelessness; Transition planning (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:149:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923001445 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106949 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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