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Violence and alternative care: a rapid review of the evidence

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the mechanisms through which international policy and practice relating to the safeguarding of children and young people living in alternative care is being implemented in national policy and practice. It is based on a rapid review of the evidence regarding the violence experienced by children and young people living in different forms of alternative care internationally. The evidence base indicates that children living in alternative care are especially vulnerable to violence and abuse, prior to and during their care experience and also in the longer term. The introduction of the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children has encouraged greater attention to this issue. The paper concludes that progress is variable according to a range of political, economic and social factors, and that greater attention to practice at national and community levels is required if more effective safeguarding practice is required. A more sophisticated evidence base is required to support this.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 254-265

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Psychology, Health and Medicine (Volume 22, Issue Special Issue)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 05/01/2017
  • Published - 06/02/2017

Publication status

Published - 06/02/2017

ISSN

1354-8506

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624726
  • Scopus: 85011851702

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