Care leavers' transitions to adulthood in the context of Covid-19: Understanding pathways, experiences and outcomes to improve policy and practice

Covid-19 背景下的护理离开者向成年的过渡：了解改进政策和实践的途径、经验和结果

• 批准号: ES/V016245/1
• 负责人: Emily Munro
• 金额: $ 38.28万
• 依托单位: University of Bedfordshire
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV016245%2F1
• 关键词: Care; leavers; transitions; adulthood; context

Care leavers typically leave their foster homes or residential placements at 16-18 years and cannot necessarily rely on receiving as much practical, emotional or family support, once they have moved, as their peers in the general population. Research shows that young people leaving care can feel isolated and abandoned at this time and that they are vulnerable to poor outcomes including poverty, homelessness, mental ill-health and unemployment. The health, social and economic impacts of Covid-19 heighten the challenges they are likely to face at a stage of life that can be difficult in the best of circumstances. The study will involve analysis of quantitative data on around 900 care leavers and in-depth interviews with senior and operational managers from children's services and health on around 50 care leavers and their key workers, (at two time points), to inform understanding of the impact that the Covid-19 has had on the timing of young people's transitions from care, where young people go ('transition pathways'), what services and support they receive, and how they fare. In particular we will focus on understanding the impact that the pandemic has had on the health and wellbeing of care leavers and the strengths and limitations of the mainstream and specialist health services they receive. We will then work together with care leavers and professionals to develop recommendations for policy makers and tools to support best practice.

脱离照料者通常在16至18岁时离开寄养家庭或寄宿安置，一旦他们搬家，就不一定能像一般人那样得到尽可能多的实际、情感或家庭支持。研究表明，离开护理的年轻人在这个时候可能会感到孤立和被遗弃，他们很容易遭受贫困，无家可归，精神疾病和失业等不良后果。新冠肺炎对健康、社会和经济的影响加剧了他们在人生的一个阶段可能面临的挑战，即使在最好的情况下，这个阶段也可能是困难的。这项研究将涉及对大约900名脱离照料者的定量数据进行分析，并对大约50名脱离照料者及其主要工作人员的儿童服务和卫生部门的高级和业务管理人员进行深入访谈，（在两个时间点），以了解新冠肺炎对年轻人从护理过渡的时间产生的影响，年轻人去哪里（“过渡途径”），他们得到什么样的服务和支持，以及他们的表现如何。我们将特别关注了解疫情对离开护理人员的健康和福祉的影响，以及他们接受的主流和专业医疗服务的优势和局限性。然后，我们将与护理离开者和专业人士合作，为政策制定者和工具制定建议，以支持最佳实践。

项目成果

Methodology for Research Briefing One: Professional perspectives on supporting young people leaving care in the context of COVID-19. Care Leavers, COVID-19 and the transition from care (CCTC study)

研究简报一的方法：在 COVID-19 背景下支持年轻人离开护理机构的专业观点。

• 发表时间: 2021
• 作者: Newlands F

Transitions on hold?: how the Covid-19 pandemic affected young people's transitions to autonomy

过渡搁置？：Covid-19 大流行如何影响年轻人向自治的过渡

• 发表时间: 2023
• 作者: Council Of Europe

Upholding the rights of care leavers during the COVID-19 pandemic

在 COVID-19 大流行期间维护离开护理人员的权利

• 发表时间: 2021
• 作者: Munro, E.R.

Care Leavers' transitions to adulthood in the context of COVID-19

COVID-19 背景下的护理离开者向成年的过渡

• 发表时间: 2022
• 作者: Munro E

Research Briefing One: Professional perspectives on supporting young people leaving care in the context of COVID-19. Care Leavers, COVID-19 and the transition from care (CCTC study).

研究简报一：在 COVID-19 背景下支持年轻人离开护理机构的专业观点。

• 发表时间: 2021
• 作者: Munro, E.R.