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Good practice in supporting young people leaving care – Research brief

This research summary provides an overview of what young people leaving residential care need and how those working in residential care can best help young people prepare for independence.

They came to us for care and left with a criminal record

There is a nexus between living in Out of Home Care (OOHC) and being involved with the criminal justice system. In NSW children and young people in OOHC have been found to be overly represented in the NSW Children’s Court, with estimates ranging from 19% to 34%(Indig, Vecchiato, Haysom, Belby, Carter, Champion & Whitton, 2011). …

Leaving Care: What we know and don’t know about outcomes for young people

The research is clear: young people do not fare well when they leave care. Study after study, both in Australia and internationally, tells us that our care leavers are more likely to be unemployed, homeless, experience poverty, mental health concerns, and as I argued in my previous blog, are at far greater risk of entering …

Trauma, loss and parenting – care leavers’ experiences of having their own children during transitions from care

What are care leaver’s experiences of having their own children during transitions from care? In this guest blog, multidisciplinary researcher and practitioner Jade Purtell highlights three core issues that impact how care leavers with children access and receive support.

Extending care support past age 18 to 21

Support for young people in care has been extended past 18 to the age of 21. This historic change allows desperately needed time to develop independent and interdependent living skills that young people need for healthy adulthoods.

How do you plan for a young person’s transition into and leaving your service?