Relevance of the social support network for the emancipation of young adults leaving residential care
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/8608
ISSN: 1696-2095
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/ejrep.v18i50.2599
ISSN: 1696-2095
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25115/ejrep.v18i50.2599
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Introduction: This work studies the situation of young people after leaving residential care when they become of age. We have analysed, specifically, one of the most relevant factors for the emancipation: the perception of the social support network.
Method: This is a descriptive quantitative study. To this end, a questionnaire (C4) was created and validated with experts, it has open and closed questions distributed in eight dimensions: housing and accommodation, family, social and affective relations, health, training, labour integration and economic management and residential life. The participants of the study are included in the Preparation Plan for Independent Living of the Community of Madrid and are equivalent to the 70% of the total population.
Results: The results show that the social network comes from the centre and other care institutions, followed by friends from the neighbourhood and schools and high schools; there are some cases of social isolation. In regard of...
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transition to independent living
residential care
social network
autonomy and child care system
Transición a la vida adulta
Centro de Protección
Red de Apoyo Social
Autonomía
Sistema de Protección a la Infancia