Improving outcomes for care leavers: evaluating a care leaver's assessment of need tool

Care leavers' poor outcomes across a range of areas have been well documented since the 1980s. Their vulnerability to homelessness, poor educational achievement, mental ill health and offending (Biehal, Claydon, Stein and Wade,1992; Stein and Wade, 2000; Scottish Executive, 2002a) is well under...

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Main Author: Wendy Harrington
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Language:English
Published: CELCIS 2006-03-01
Series:Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
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description Care leavers' poor outcomes across a range of areas have been well documented since the 1980s. Their vulnerability to homelessness, poor educational achievement, mental ill health and offending (Biehal, Claydon, Stein and Wade,1992; Stein and Wade, 2000; Scottish Executive, 2002a) is well understood but this understanding has not necessarily led to improved practice.
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Improving outcomes for care leavers: evaluating a care leaver's assessment of need tool
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care
child care
care leavers
residential child care
title Improving outcomes for care leavers: evaluating a care leaver's assessment of need tool
title_full Improving outcomes for care leavers: evaluating a care leaver's assessment of need tool
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