Good enough care? Looking after sexually abused young people in residential settings by Autumn Roesch-Marsh

Risk factors in cases of known deaths of young people with experience of care: an explanatory study by Craig Cowan

Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…The topic of the 2/2018 and 1/2019 double issue will be: “How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people?” We welcome submissions to the issue 2/2018 and 1/2019 that illuminate the complex relationship between young people and political parties and trade unions. …”
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Creating stimulating environments for young people in residential care: the Israeli youth village 'ecological' model by Emmanuel Grupper

A qualitative study of support for young people who self-harm in residential care in Glasgow by Judith Piggot, Charlotte Williams, Stephen McLeod, Joanne Barton

“…Indeed, this study in Glasgow found that one-third of 13-17 years olds in residential care had self-harmed and that 10 per cent of young people in residential care used self-harm as a coping strategy when distressed compared to less than 1 per cent of young people in the general population (Scottish Health Feedback, 2001). …”

Playing it safe? Staff and young people's views about play opportunities in residential care: practitioner review by Natasha Robinson

'A different way to look at things': the development of consultancy in a residential service for children and young people by Andrew Kendrick

'Hard to know what to do': how residential workers experience the mental health needs of young people by Judith Furnivall, Philip Wilson, Rosaline S. Barbour, Graham Connelly, Graham Bryce, Louise Phin

“…This paper aimed to describe the experiences and perspectives of residential child care practitioners in dealing with the mental health difficulties of the children for whom they are responsible and to compare their experience with that of other professionals. it draws on the findings of the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP) which surveyed a wide range of professionals who worked regularly with young people but whose main focus of work was not mental health. …”

The experiences of children and young people with complex needs being cared for away from home: a cross-border study by Kirsten Stalker, Charlotte MacDonald, Rena Phillips, John Carpenter

Editorial Vol4 no2 by Sandy Cameron

“…For ten years now, I have had the privilege of chairing the management committees of both the Centre for Residential Child Care and then the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC). …”

Looking after health: a joint working approach to improving the health outcomes of looked after and accommodated children and young people by Anne Grant, John Ennis, Fiona Stuart

Building ADMISSION – A research collaborative to transform understanding of multiple long-term conditions for people admitted to hospital by Miles D Witham, Victoria Bartle, Sue Bellass, Jonathan G Bunn, Duncan Cartner, Heather J Cordell, Rominique Doal, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Steve Harris, Susan J Hillman, Ray Holding, Peta Leroux, Tom Marshall, Fiona E Matthews, Paolo Missier, Anand Nair, Mo Osman, Ewan R Pearson, Chris Plummer, Sara Pretorius, Sarah J Richardson, Sian M Robinson, Elizabeth Sapey, Thomas Scharf, Rupal Shah, Marzieh Shahmandi, Mervyn Singer, Jana Suklan, James MS Wason, Rachel Cooper, Avan A Sayer

“…Background Multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs; commonly referred to as multimorbidity) are highly prevalent among people admitted to hospital and are therefore of critical importance to hospital-based healthcare systems. …”
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Book review: Forgotten children: addressing the health needs of looked after children and young people. The Residential Care Health Project, Astron, Edinburgh by Judy Furnivall

Hospitalisation rates for epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in 796 190 school-aged children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record-link... by Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Craig Melville, Michael Fleming, Gillian S Smith, Jill Pell, Deborah Cairns

“…Objectives To investigate hospitalisation rates for the ambulatory care-sensitive conditions of epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in school-aged children and young people with intellectual disabilities in comparison with their peers.Design Record-linkage cohort study. …”
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Who Cares? Scotland: 25 years and still moving forward.... by Deirdre Watson

“…These groups enabled young people to comment on care services and the adults to promote their views to relevant people in the Scottish Office and Regional Councils.…”

Guest Editorial Vol5 no2 by Deirdre Watson

Leaving care in Scotland: the residential experience by Jo Dixon, Mike Stein

“…These questions formed the basis of a recent survey of young people who had moved on from the care of three Scottish local authorities (Dixon and Stein, 2002a; 2002b)…”

Close enough? Professional closeness and safe caring by Andrew Kendrick, Mark Smith

A children's champion for Scotland by Susan Elsley

“…Scottish children look likely to get their own Children’s and Young People's Commissioner in the near future. …”

Understanding the resident group by Ruth Emond