Procedures when young people leave care — Views of 111 Swedish social services managers

Ingrid Höjer and Yvonne Sjöblom

Children and Youth Services Review, 2011, vol. 33, issue 12, 2452-2460

Abstract: In western societies, there is a general tendency towards a protracted transition to adulthood for young people, who thereby may become increasingly dependent on support from family. Young people leaving a placement in out-of-home care often lack such support, and will thus have a disadvantageous position compared to their peers. With the purpose of looking into the procedures when young people leave a placement in out-of-home care, telephone interviews were performed with 111 managers of social service units in two Swedish regions (West Sweden, and Stockholm Region), using a structured interview schedule. Answering rate was 99.1%.

Keywords: Transition; Leaving care; Young people; Managers; Social services; Welfare state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.023

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