Barriers to the Uptake of Emergency Accommodation by Young Runaways and Thrown‐out children and the Role of the ‘Transitional Person’ |
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| Authors: | Myfanwy Franks Ros Hunwicks Haridhan Goswami |
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| Affiliation: | Research Unit, The Children's Society, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Young runaways and thrown‐out children, under‐16, face a number of barriers to accessing safe emergency accommodation. The need for such accommodation is not always apparent because children sometimes make themselves invisible to services through fear of being returned or fear of being removed from inappropriate accommodation. Young people's retrospective accounts of their experiences suggest the importance of a ‘transitional person’, an adult who has a pivotal role in trust‐building and who acts as a conduit to services and helps runaway and thrown‐out children overcome internal and external barriers to uptake of emergency accommodation. |
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| Keywords: | emergency accommodation for young runaways refuge thrown‐out children transitional person trust‐building young runaways |
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