Turning 18 in Specialised Residential Therapeutic Care: Independence or a Cliff Edge?

Alice Field; Robin Sen; Claire Johnston; Katie Ellis

doi:10.1111/chso.12450

Turning 18 in Specialised Residential Therapeutic Care: Independence or a Cliff Edge?

Alice Field, Robin Sen (Lead / Corresponding author), Claire Johnston, Katie Ellis

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This article describes research undertaken in 2018 in a therapeutic residential home for young women with multiple and complex needs in out-of-home care in England. Based on qualitative interviews with five young women, aged 16 – 18, and four professionals working with the home, the article analyses the under-researched leaving care needs and experiences of this group of young women. The findings highlight the tensions between notions of childhood and expectations of adulthood surrounding this group of young people. These converge around reaching the age of 18 and foreground vulnerability, on the one side, and responsibility on the other.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	784-798
Number of pages	15
Journal	Children & Society
Volume	35
Issue number	5
Early online date	25 Mar 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12450
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

Keywords

leaving care
looked after children
policy and practice
therapeutic residential child care

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Health(social science)
Education
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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