The need for national leadership, partnerships and programmes to promote the health and well-being of looked-after children in Scotland
McCluskey, Steven (2006) The need for national leadership, partnerships and programmes to promote the health and well-being of looked-after children in Scotland. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 5 (2). ISSN 1478-1840
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Abstract
Looked-after children and young people are a group whose backgrounds and care experiences have led them to be described as one of the most socially excluded and disadvantaged groups in society. Despite the fact that looked-after children are identified as having a range of complex and unmet health needs, the evidence presented suggests these young people are disadvantaged in accessing universal and specialist health services. Evidence further indicates that social exclusion, disaffection and powerlessness are shared features of the lives of looked-after children, due to institutional and interpersonal dependence upon socially constructed and adult-controlled systems of care and protection.
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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00086231-
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Item type: Article ID code: 86231 Dates: DateEvent31 August 2006PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare > Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practiceDepartment: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS) Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 21 Jul 2023 14:32 Last modified: 15 Aug 2024 01:14 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/86231