Research review
Aging out of residential care in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12569646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian D Van Breda (0000-0002-9984-9180, Department of Social Work University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 513-521 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.12431 |
| OpenAlex | W2789908680 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 11 |
Approximately 21,000 children were accommodated in residential care in South Africa in 2011/2012. Despite this large number, and the state's substantial financial investment in residential care, there has, until recently, been little research on care‐leaving: the transition out of care due to reaching adulthood. Furthermore, much of the research available has not been published in international journals. This article reports on a systematic review of research on residential care‐leaving in South Africa, from 2003 to 2016. A thematic analysis of the resulting 40 research outputs maps the scope of findings from South African research, in relation to theory of leaving care, measurement tools developed, young people's experiences of leaving care, transitional outcomes, processes of leaving care, facilitators of improved outcomes, care‐leaving services, and policy on leaving care. Critical gaps in the current research opus are identified, with a view to refining future research on young people aging out of care in South Africa
Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Qualitative research · Residential care · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing
Uncharted Thresholds for a Fledged Child and Youth Care Profession
Care-Leavers’ Experiences of How Managed Opportunities for Independence Contributed to Building Resilience
Experiences of Young People Preparing to Transition Out of Cluster Foster Care in South Africa
A multinational comparison of care-leaving policy and legislation
Needs and availability of support among care‐leavers
Transition to adulthood of care leavers in Portugal and Spain
Exploring young residential care leavers’ participation in care leaving decisions in Ghana
Female Care-Leavers’ Experiences of Aftercare in Ethiopia
Stories of Care Leaving
Experiences of Young People Early in the Transition From Residential Care in Lagos State, Nigeria
Raising African Voices in the Global Dialogue on Care-Leaving and Emerging Adulthood
Challenges and Opportunities Experienced by Young Adults Transitioning Out of Informal Kinship-Based Foster Care in Bikita District, Zimbabwe
Neet as an Outcome for Care Leavers in South Africa
Youth Transitioning Out of Residential Care in South Africa
Childhood Adversity and Life Satisfaction in Adults with Alternative Care Experience in 12 Low- and Middle-Income Nations
Implementing E-mentoring with care-experienced youth under “lock-down” – a South African experience
Affording managed opportunities for independence to build looked-after young people’s resilience
Journey towards independent living
Psychological distress among care leavers during the transition to adulthood
Female care leavers' journey to young adulthood from residential care in South Africa
Life After Care in Türkiye
Supporting transitions to adulthood for youth leaving care
Predictors of life satisfaction among care leavers
Building and utilising resilience
Interaction between possible selves and the resilience of care-leavers in South Africa
Social networks during the transition to adulthood from the perspective of Israeli care leavers and their social workers
How care leavers faced the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic
Patterns of criminal activity among residential care-leavers in South Africa
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature
Young People’s Transitions from Care to Adulthood
Journey towards independent living
Children and young people’s right to participate in residential care in South Africa
Constructing a global understanding of the social ecology of leaving out of home care
The contribution of resilience to one-year independent living outcomes of care-leavers in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |