Dealing with the Past in the Transition from Care: A Post-Structural Analysis of Young People’s Accounts

Elisabeth Franssona, Jan Storøb

The aim of this article is two-fold. Firstly, to present a critical discursive analysis of young people's accounts of themselves in the transition from care. Secondly, to shed light on three different ways of making the transition from care; transition through a break with the past after moving out, transition through continuing change and transition as a way of dealing with the risk of further problems in their lives.

Keeping Children Safe: Allegations Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of Children in Care

Nina Biehal, Linda Cusworth, Jim Wade with Susan Clarke - NSPCC & University of York

This study, from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the UK, focuses on those children in alternative care who experience abuse or neglect at the hands of their caretakers or guardians who are responsible for ensuring their wellbeing.

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