We are starting a new tradition of publishing four times a year a post with new publications, divided by topics and based on the publications section in our website (only those in English and with a focus on journal articles and research reports). In this post, the publications of 2018-19 were included. Please note that some of the publication were relevant to more than one topic, but they were connected only to the main one.

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Aftercare services and their evaluation

Comasòlivas Moya, A., Sala-Roca, J., & Marzo Arpón, T. E. (2018). Residential resources for the transition towards adult life for fostered youths in Catalonia. Pedagogia Social Revista Interuniversitaria, (31), 125. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/PSRI/article/view/53318/38475

Oterholm, I. (2018). Limitations of aftercare. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(sup1), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1463283

Oterholm, I., & Paulsen, V. (2018). Young people and social workers’ experience of differences between child welfare services and social services. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(sup1), 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1450283

Education of care leavers

Brady, E., & Gilligan, R. (2018). The life course perspective: An integrative research paradigm for examining the educational experiences of adult care leavers? Children and Youth Services Review, 87, 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CHILDYOUTH.2018.02.019

Brady, E., Gilligan, R., & Fhlannchadha, S. N. (2019). Care-experienced young people accessing higher education in Ireland. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 19(1). https://arrow.dit.ie/ijass/vol19/iss1/5/

Harrison, N. (2019). Patterns of participation in higher education for care-experienced students in England: Why has there not been more progress? Studies in Higher Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1582014

Zeira, A., Refaeli, T., & Benbenishty, R. (2019). Aspirations toward higher education: a longitudinal study among alumni of public care in Israel. Journal of Youth Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1562165

Families and other relationships of care leavers

Bengtsson, T. T., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2018). Creation of belonging and non-belonging in the temporal narratives of young people transitioning out of care in Denmark. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(sup1), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1494034

Gwenzi, G. D. (2018a). Constructing the meaning of “family” in the context of out-of-home care. Emerging Adulthood, 58(1), 114-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696818800846

Mann-Feder, V. R. (2018). Where can I mourn? Psychodynamic contributions to working in residential child care. Journal of Social Work Practice, 32(4), 463–476. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2018.1503166

Nurcombe-Thorne, A., Nadesan, V., & van Breda, A. D. (2018). Experiences of “I” and “we” among former looked-after children in South Africa. Child & Family Social Work, 23(4), 640–648. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12456

Welch, V., Fowler, N., Ross, E., Withington, R and McGhee, K. (2018). In and beyond the care setting: Relationships between young people and care workers: A literature review. Available at: https://www.celcis.org/files/2415/3788/3762/Final_Relationships_Literature_Review.pdf

Future expectations of care leavers

Bengtsson, M., Sjöblom, Y., & Öberg, P. (2018). Young care leavers’ expectations of their future: A question of time horizon. Child & Family Social Work, 23(2), 188–195. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12399

Needs and outcomes of care leavers around the globe

Cameron, C., Hauari, H. and Arisi, C. (2018). Decent work and social protection for young people leaving care: Gaps and responses in 12 countries worldwide. Available at: https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/842a5811-fdb7-41c4-a0b2-45b0e5e79090/SOS_LeavingCare_web.pdf

Dickens, L. (2018). One-year outcomes of youth exiting a residential care facility in South Africa. Child & Family Social Work, 23(4), 558–565. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12411

Diraditsile, K., & Nyadza, M. (2018). Life after institutional care: Implications for research and practice. Child & Family Social Work, 23(3), 451–457. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12436

Gwenzi, G. D. (2018). The transition from institutional care to adulthood and independence: A social services professional and institutional caregiver perspective in Harare, Zimbabwe. Child Care in Practice, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2017.1414034

Udayan Care (2018). The situation of aftercare youth in Delhi: Current Aftercare Practices (CAP). Delhi: Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR). https://www.udayancare.org/upload/The%20Situation%20of%20aftercare%20youth%20in%20delhi%20final%202019-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf

Longitudinal data concerning care leavers results

Refaeli, T., Benbenishty, R., & Zeira, A. (2019). Predictors of life satisfaction among care leavers: A mixed-method longitudinal study. Children and Youth Services Review, 99, 146–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CHILDYOUTH.2019.01.044

van Breda, A. D. (2018). An exploration of complex longitudinal relationships between care factors and post-care outcomes in south Africa. Children Australia, 43(2), 152–161. https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2018.20

van Breda, A. D. (2018). The first two years out of residential care in South Africa: A critical period for care-leaving services. Child Welfare, 95(6), 63-82. https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2018.20

Preparation for leaving care

Bond, S. (2018). Care-leaving in South Africa: An international and social justice perspective. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 34(1), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.1080/21699763.2017.1413994

Mhongera, P. B., & Lombard, A. (2018). Promoting successful transitions beyond institutional care: a programme-based service delivery model linked to a case management system. Social Work, 54(1), 53–68. https://doi.org/10.15270/54-1-614

Promoting resilience of care leavers

Bengtsson, M., Sjöblom, Y., & Öberg, P. (2018). ‘Well, it’s up to me now’ – young care leavers’ strategies for handling adversities when leaving out-of-home care in Sweden. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(sup1), 8–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1428673

Bond, S., & van Breda, A. (2018). Interaction between possible selves and the resilience of care-leavers in South Africa. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 88–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CHILDYOUTH.2018.09.014

Frimpong-Manso, K. (2018). Building and utilizing resilience: The challenges and coping mechanisms of care leavers in Ghana. Children and Youth Services Review, 87, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.016

Frimpong-Manso, K. (2018). Stories of care leaving: The experiences of a group of resilient young adults on their journey to interdependent living in Ghana. Emerging Adulthood, 216769681880711. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696818807114

Van Breda, A. D., & Hlungwani, J. (2018, online). Journey towards independent living: Resilience processes of women leaving residential care in South Africa. Journal of Youth Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1523541

Supported accommodation for care leavers

Frame, J. (2018). Supported accommodation: A study “getting by, but is that good enough”. Available at: https://www.celcis.org/files/2215/4054/4272/Study_Supported_Accomodation.pdf

Theoretical publications and review concerning care leavers and leaving care

Bond, S. (2018). Care-leaving in South Africa: An international and social justice perspective. Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 34(1), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.1080/21699763.2017.1413994

Storø, J. (2018). To manage on one’s own after leaving care? A discussion of the concepts independence versus interdependence. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(sup1), 104–115. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1463282

Van Breda, A. D. (2018). Research review: Aging out of residential care in South Africa. Child and Family Social Work, 23(3), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12431