General
This Action on Aftercare report considers ‘what’s left to do in leaving care’ read the report here
This report is a review of literature and research on placements in care and the leaving care process produced by NCB and Voice for the Child in Care (2004) The Care Experience - Where We Live and When We Leave.This study conducted by researchers at the University of York considered how local authorities were doing after the implementation of the Children Leaving Care Act, in particular it considered aspects related to outcomes and costs. See summary here
This report by the Princes Trust considers public attitudes to care read the report here
This good practice handbook looks at Care leaving strategies, the handbook can be downloaded here
Can the state be a good parent? asks this pamphlet, it contains 9 articles which look at different aspects of how to make a difference for looked after children and care leavers, the pamphlet can be downloaded here.
This report from the Children’s rights director in England discusses the views of over a large number of care leavers, click here to view this report.
Jo Dixon & Mike Stein looked at the experiences of young people leaving care in Scotland. A Summary of this study is available click here.The following is a training pack aimed at professionals working with care leavers. It gives an overview of the Children (Leaving) Care Act 2001. Stein, M., Sufian, J., & Hazlehurst, M. (2001) Supporting Care Leavers: A Training and Resource Pack for People Working with Young People Leaving Care. Department of Health, London, this training pack can be downloaded here.
NLCAS briefing on throughcare is available here
Other references (not available here):
Stein, M. (2004) What Works for Young People Leaving Care? Barnardos, Barkingside.
Sinclair, I., Baker, C., Wilson, K. & Gibbs, I. (2005) Foster Children: Where They Go and How They Get On.
Jessica Kingsley, London.Wheal, A., ed. (2005) The Leaving Care Handbook: Helping and supporting care leavers. Russell House Publishing, Lyme Regis.
The Journal Child and Family Social Work had a special issue on Young People Leaving Care, Child and Family Social Work, Vol 11, No. 3,