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Still waiting
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.8.96, 1996, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Two years after Community Care's 'Look after our care leavers' campaign', little seems to have changed for the better. Looks at a new report from the Action on After Care Consortium, which highlights the failure of social policy to meet the needs of care leavers.
A friend in need
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.8.95, 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The plight of young carers has gone unrecognised for too long. Gives an overview of who young carers are, the problems they face and how to help them.
Out of it
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.6.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Young people and drugs are a problem for social workers and foster carers because there is no clear policy or guidelines about how to respond to young people taking drugs. Workers and carers experience confusion in terms of the legal considerations and are not always supported or have the skills and knowledge to handle situations.
Support for carers
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.3.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Young carers often miss out on respite services which are mainly aimed at adults. Describes a project run in Doncaster through the voluntary organisation PEACE - Partnership to Enhance All Carers' Existence, which gives young people a break from caring.
Hurting only myself
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.2.95, 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There is disturbing evidence which suggests that practitioners are not equipped to meet the growing challenge of adolescent self-harm. Reports on an initiative in Hackney which is addressing the needs of this small and under researched area.
Life lessons for freedom
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.9.94, 1994, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A lack of positive black role models in care and cases of black young people in predominantly white children's homes who leave care ashamed of their blackness means that many black care leavers are confused about their identity. Considers some methods which are being used to offer a positive self-image programme for them.
Are you part of the problem?
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 44, 10.9.03, 2003, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on the Supporting Communities initiative, which aims to tackle gun violence by bringing young people from Nottingham and Belfast together to learn from their experiences.
Challenging concept
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.5.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Barnardo's has produced a new training pack to help staff who work with disturbed and challenging young people. Talks to Tower Hamlets SSD and North Yorkshire SSD, who have been approached to review the pack.
Living after care
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.4.94, 1994, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Support for young care leavers is often patchy. A new resource guide has been produced by the Royal Philanthropic Society to help practitioners and service providers develop an effective after care model; various ways of securing housing for young people; ways of developing training and employment opportunities; and monitoring the effectiveness of after care practice. Three of the after care projects featured in the document are based in Kent. Looks at how the projects are working in practice.
Hide and seek
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.11.93, 1993, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Black professionals are worried that there is a false impression of the true level of homelessness among black young people. There is a dearth of information on black people and homelessness and most SSDs are failing meet the needs of black young people despite the Children Act.