| Abstract: | This paper presents some of the findings of a national study of 46 leaving care projects working with 3308 young people leaving care, and an analysis of national post Children Act 1989 initiatives. It presents key implications for local and national policy and practice from that study and, in so doing, records the considerable achievements of, but also the problems faced by, these projects. It is argued that despite a welcome, new commitment by government to the social inclusion of this group, sustained solutions remain complex, have been long in coming and remain a challenge. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
