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A health promotion project for young people who are looked after
- Author:
- RIVRON Marilyn
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 25(2), Summer 2001, pp.70-71.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Young people who are looked after, especially in residential units, have more general health and mental health problems, and lower rates of immunisation when compared with their age-matched peers. Reports a brief report on a project to improve health outcomes as outlined by Children First (Welsh Office, 1999). The project was targeted at young people looked after in the five residential units in Cardiff, and those recognised by social services as being particularly in need.