Field, A., Sen, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-8250, Johnston, C. et al. (1 more author) (2021) Turning 18 in specialised residential therapeutic care: Independence or a cliff edge? Children & Society, 35 (5). pp. 784-798. ISSN 0951-0605
Abstract
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Children & Society published by National Children's Bureau and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | leaving care; looked after children; policy and practice; therapeutic residential child care |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2021 15:03 |
Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2022 11:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/chso.12450 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172874 |