Improving the Health of Children and Young People Leaving Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bob Broad (De Montfort University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 40-48 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857599902300107 |
| OpenAlex | W2322034895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this article Bob Broad identifies the health of care leavers as an emerging and significant issue in child care and, based on empirical findings, argues that improvements to their health is needed as a matter of some urgency. The article summarises recent health literature in the leaving care and looked after fields leading to the presentation of the main findings of a research project about the health needs of young people leaving care. The author argues that good health, however defined, needs to be seen from a holistic standpoint whereby the social, personal and emotional elements combine and are inter-related. Located within Quality Protects programmes, and other arrangements, properly funded, more flexible and accessible responses by professionals, as well as fuller involvement of the young people in decision-making processes, are seen as central to improved evidence-based health outputs. The author concludes that the research findings indicate that a much higher priority for health assessments is necessary, as are preventive and supportive strategies, at both personal and interagency levels, to alleviate some of the underlying and unhealthy causes of stress
Health care · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Social care · Child and Adolescent Health · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Health Information and Teenagers in Residential Care
Looked after and Adopted Children
The Health Needs of Children Aged 6–12 Years in Foster Care
Young people leaving care
Young people leaving care
The contribution of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to understanding and promoting the interests of young people making the transition from care to adulthood
Care leavers and social capital
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2011 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |