Transition to adulthood from foster care in Spain: A biographical approach

Rita Gradaílle, Carme Montserrat and Lluís Ballester

Children and Youth Services Review, 2018, vol. 89, issue C, 54-61

Abstract: The goal of the article is to analyze the characteristics and experiences of youths when they leave care and their first years in transition from foster care to adulthood. The study design was based in in-depth face-to-face interviews in two sessions to collect life stories and content analysis. Participants were thirty-two young people who left care in 4 Autonomous Communities in Spain (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Madrid and Galicia).

Keywords: Social education; Vulnerable youth; Child residential centers; Social inclusion; Transition to adulthood from foster care; Secondary victimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.04.020

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