Corporate Parenting from Care to Adulthood: a research perspective

TY - GEN

T1 - Corporate Parenting from Care to Adulthood

T2 - a research perspective

AU - Stein, Mike

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - For most young people today, moving in to their own accommodation, entering further or higher education, finding satisfying employment, and achieving good health and a positive sense of wellbeing, represent important landmarks during their journey to adulthood. As a group, care leavers are more disadvantaged than other young people in achieving these landmarks, although some successfully move on from care whilst others just get by or struggle. It is the responsibility of corporate parents to ensure that all their young people fulfil their potential and this will require comprehensive responses across their life course, including whilst they are in care, at the time of leaving care and on their pathways to adulthood.

AB - For most young people today, moving in to their own accommodation, entering further or higher education, finding satisfying employment, and achieving good health and a positive sense of wellbeing, represent important landmarks during their journey to adulthood. As a group, care leavers are more disadvantaged than other young people in achieving these landmarks, although some successfully move on from care whilst others just get by or struggle. It is the responsibility of corporate parents to ensure that all their young people fulfil their potential and this will require comprehensive responses across their life course, including whilst they are in care, at the time of leaving care and on their pathways to adulthood.

KW - looked after children

KW - looked after young people

KW - leaving care

KW - care leavers

KW - corporate parenting

KW - adulthood

KW - social work issues

M3 - Other contribution

PB - National Care Advisory Service

CY - London

ER -