Understanding how young people transitioning from out-of-home care acquire and develop independent living skills and knowledge: A systematic review of …

M Starr, R Cordier, E Pakpahan, M Robinson… - PloS One, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Young people leaving state care often experience hardship in many areas of their life. At a
population level, their outcomes in early adulthood are poorer compared to general …

Trajectories of NEET in individuals formerly placed in out‐of‐home care: A Swedish national cohort study

L Brännström, M Berlin, O Bäckman… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
It is widely acknowledged that individuals with out‐of‐home care (OHC) experiences,
including foster‐family care and residential care, face an increased risk of poor labour …

Labor market position among care leavers and their matched peers: A longitudinal comparative study

N Achdut, R Benbenishty, A Zeira - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Background The adverse labor market experience of care leavers is well-documented. Care
leavers lag behind their peers in the general population in all employment aspects and even …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding factors that impact the acquisition of Independent Living Skills among young people transitioning from Out-of-Home Care

M Starr, R Cordier, E Pakpahan, D Chung… - Children and Youth …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aims Independent Living Skills (ILS) are essential to support
young people as they enter adulthood. Negative outcomes are consistently observed across …

[کتاب][B] Social work with young people in care: Looking after children in theory and practice

NP Thomas, K Winter - 2024‏ - books.google.com
This introduction to social work with children and young people who are looked after (in care
or accommodated) by statutory or voluntary agencies is the only textbook on the subject …

Educational outcomes of care leavers and their matched peers: A gender perspective

N Achdut, R Benbenishty, A Zeira - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Background Educational gaps between care leavers and their same-age peers not in care
are well documented. However, little is known about gender disparities in educational …

Positive cascades effect in care leavers resilience processes: the association of self-compassion, SRH, self-efficacy and readiness for independent living

T Schwartz-Tayri, T Kindler, Y Sulimani-Aidan - Children and Youth …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Young adults transitioning from out-of-home placements to independent living face
numerous challenges, navigating a pivotal shift without familial support and while facing …

[HTML][HTML] The social inclusion of care leavers during their transitioning to independent life from aftercare services–A mixed method, retrospective document analysis

M Kaasinen, A Terkamo-Moisio… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Aim The aim of this study is to describe the social inclusion of care leavers and factors
related to it. Design and methods A mixed method retrospective document analysis. The …

Labor force attachment among care leavers in Israel: A longitudinal cross-sequential between-groups design

N Achdut, R Benbenishty, A Zeira - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Background Little is known about the long-term labor force attachment (LFA) of care leavers
and how they compare with similar youth. Objectives This study aims to:(1) examine LFA …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding factors that impact the acquisition of Independent Living Skills (ILS) among young people transitioning from out-of-home care.

M Starr, R Cordier, E Pakpahan, D Chung, L Parsons‏ - researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk
Methods: Participants (N= 122) aged between 15 and 25 years completed an ILS measure
as part of the Navigating Through Life, longitudinal, mixed-method, population-based study …