The Children of Looked After Children: Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care

Front Cover -- The Children of Looked after Children: Outcomes, Experiences and Ensuring Meaningful Support to Young Parents In and Leaving Care -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- About the author and contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- My interest in and commitment to the research -- Overview of the study -- Aims of the book -- Recurring themes and questions -- A note on language -- Structure and overview -- 2 Early pregnancy risk and missed opportunities to plan for parenthood -- Introduction and background

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Based on groundbreaking original research, this book provides a comprehensive account of the issues surrounding pregnancy and parenthood for young people in and leaving care, considering the role of state as corporate parent and grandparent.

Based on groundbreaking original research, this book provides a comprehensive account of the issues surrounding pregnancy and parenthood for young people in and leaving care. Featuring the voices of care-experienced parents, together with reflections from practitioners, it offers valuable insights into the issues facing this group. Using qualitative data to explore why parenthood is such an important issue for young people in and leaving care, this book shows what can be learned from their experiences in order to improve outcomes for parents and children in the future. The author highlights the practical and emotional needs of care-experienced parents and gives clear advice for practitioners on how these needs might be better addressed through summary points, practice guidance and recommendations for policy and practice.