Safeguarding Young People Beyond the Family Home: Responding to Extra-Familial Risks and Harms

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. During adolescence, young people are exposed to a range of risks beyond their family homes including sexual and criminal exploitation, peer-on-peer abuse and gang-related violence. However, it has only been over the past two decades that the critical safeguarding implications of these harms have started to be recognised. Social care organisations are increasingly experimenting with new approaches but continue to experience challenges in supporting affected young people and their families. This book analyses the results of the first rapid evidence assessment of social care organisations' responses to risks and harms outside the home across 10 countries. The authors highlight key areas for service development, give insights into how these risks and harms can be understood, and consider wider implications for policy and practice.

Author: Carlene Firmin, Michelle LeFevre, Nathalie Huegler
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781447367253
ISBN10: 1447367251
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Violence in Society

About the Author
Carlene Firmin is Professor of Social Work at Durham University. Michelle Lefevre is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sussex. Nathalie Huegler is Research Fellow in Social Work and Social Care at the University of Sussex. Delphine Peace is Researcher at Durham University.