Decades of research proposes that wide, sound, rich, positive, warm, and secure relationships are particularly protective for children and young people at risk in the community and in out of home care.

This volume offers an in-depth analysis of social support among young people in residential care and after leaving care, and its role in their mental health. Drawing on research from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Ireland, Israel, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the contributions from this collection are focused on the residential care setting and will be useful for other professionals and out-of-home settings serving children in need, such as foster care families and educational residential care settings.

Academics and professionals working in social work, education, child protection and child psychology will find this book valuable.

About the Author

Eunice Magalhaes (Ph.D.) is Researcher at CIS-Iscte and has been teaching also in topics related with child protection, foster care and residential care at ISCTE for the past years. Her research also focusses on mental health and resilience of vulnerable groups.

Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz (Ph.D.) is a Full Professor at the School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her research focuses on child well-being and child welfare, with a particular emphasis on children and youth in public care.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032543529
Author Eunice Magalhaes
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd