The journey to adulthood is a big step for all young people. However, for young people
leaving care it may be far more difficult, coping with major changes in their lives and at a …

Children in care lag behind their peers on a number of outcome measures, including
education. Interventions have been developed to help them close the gap with their peers …

The latest edition builds on the success of previous volumes with the addition of several new
services and some changes requested by readers. Funded by the Department of Health and …

BackgroundChildren looked after by local authorities are at higher risk of poor psychosocial
outcomes than children living in private households, but nationally representative and …

Transition from child to adult health care is a common experience for young people with
enduring health problems who reach the age boundary between services. Transition is …

This paper reports on a longitudinal study of children growing up in long-term foster family
care. It focuses attention on the challenges for foster carers in providing a secure base for …

Social work takes place through the medium of relationships, and communication is how
relationships are made. That is the starting point for this fifth edition, the principal audience …

There is now considerable evidence that witnessing domestic violence can have adverse
consequences for children. Our aim is to present the socio‐demographic correlates of …

How do we promote the resilience of young people leaving care? This article explores this
question by bringing together research findings on the resilience of young people from …

A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted to answer the question:
What epigenetic, telomeric and associated biological changes are associated with exposure …