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T1 Social inclusion and life satisfaction of care leavers
A1 Martín Cabrera, Eduardo
A1 Patricia González Navasa
A1 Elena Chirino Alemán
A1 José Juan Castro Sánchez
A2 Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
A2 Grupo de Investigación en Protección Infantil GIPI
K1 residential care
K1 care leavers
K1 transition into
K1 adulthood
K1 social inclusion
K1 life satisfaction
AB The need to accord attention to care leavers has gained recognition in legislative terms, given that research has proven that this group faces a high risk of social exclusion. The aim of this article is to deepen knowledge of social inclusion and life satisfaction of youngsters who abandoned residential care resources and reached the age of majority. For that purpose, phone interviews were conducted to 117 youngsters who had formerly been provided with residential care and were between 18 and 26 years old at the time of the survey. The outcome showed that the majority returns to their families, which are their main source of support. On the other side, it has been proved that this group of people present low qualifications, employability and incomes. Moreover, their life satisfaction is also very low. The results are discussed with regards to previous research and legislative initiatives which are implemented in order to cater for this group.
SN 1989-9742
YR 2020
FD 2020
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UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/38930
LA Inglés
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 22-may-2025