Leaving Care in the UK and Scandinavia: Is It All That Different in Contrasting Welfare Regimes?

Emily R. Munro*, Anne Kirstine Mølholt, Katie Hollingworth

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Abstract

In both the UK and Scandinavia, young people leaving care have traditionally experienced accelerated and compressed transition pathways, without access to the levels of practical, financial and emotional support that are typically available to their peers in the general population. Heightened awareness that young people leaving care are vulnerable to poor outcomes has led academics and (to varying degrees) the charitable sector and politicians to consider (and, in some cases, implement) changes designed to meet their needs, or promote their rights. The chapter draws on Pinkerton’s (States of care leaving. Towards international exchange as a global resource. In: Stein M, Munro E (eds) Young people’s transitions from care to adulthood: international comparisons and perspectives. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, p 241-257, 2008) model for international comparison, to investigate the dynamics of leaving care policy, and implications for young people leaving out-of-home care in contrasting welfare regimes (Liberal/UK and Social Democratic/Scandinavia).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationYoung People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care : International Research, Policy and Practice
Number of pages21
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication date1 Jan 2016
Pages199-219
ISBN (Print)9781137556387
ISBN (Electronic)9781137556394
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016

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