Care leavers

Title	Author	Publisher	Description	Publication year
A Guide to Publications about Homelessness, Young People and Care Leavers	Walsh, Sarah, Iles, Diane and Watson, Peter	Resource Information Service	A guide to publications about homelessness and related issues which specifically focus on young people and care leavers. The first of a series of...	2003
A Place to Call Home: Care Leavers’ Experience of Finding Suitable Accommodation	Centrepoint	Centrepoint	Report that discusses how to secure good accommodation and comprehensive support for care leavers. Outlines the current situation for care leavers...	2006
A Word from the Street: Young People who Leave Home and Become Homeless	Centrepoint	Centrepoint	A report of research into why people leaving care are over-represented amongst the homeless population.	1994
An Accommodation Self Assessment Toolkit for the Socially Excluded Adults Public Service Agreement	Communities and Local Government	Communities and Local Government	Toolkit to help local housing authorities to deliver improved accommodation outcomes for the four client groups in the Socially Excluded Adults...	2009
Audit and Assessment of Leaving Care Services in London	Vernon, Jenni	Communities and Local Government	A study which audits the range of services for care leavers in London, especially accommodation. Through postal questionnaires, interviews and group...	2000
Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002	The Stationery Office	The Stationery Office	An Act of legislation which supports people leaving care, building upon existing statutory provisions contained in the Children (Northern Ireland)...	2002
Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	An Act of legislation which amends the The Children Act 1989 and places a duty on local authorities to assess and meet the needs of eligible and...	2000
Children's Society Website	Children's Society	Children's Society	Website which gives details of the work and publications of the Children's Society. Includes details of the campaign to provide young runaways with...
Family Life: The Significance of Family to Homeless Young People	Monfort, Jennifer	Centrepoint	Research report on the family lives of homeless young people, including young care leavers, refugees and young parents. Covers perceptions of...	2009
From Care to the Community	Simon Community Northern Ireland	Simon Community Northern Ireland	A set of 6 briefing papers on the link between leaving care and finding accommodation. The subjects covered are: research background, demographic...	2001