In this chapter we explore the experience of six mature age care leavers, including the effect on... more In this chapter we explore the experience of six mature age care leavers, including the effect on their adult relationships of their time in Out of Home Care (OOHC). The care leavers interviewed ranged in age from their late twenties to their early sixties. Three had been in OOHC organised formally through state agencies, and three had been in OOHC was organised informally by relatives. Although none of the participants went straight to university from school, three have bachelor level university degrees and one is currently working toward that. Each participant has been assigned a pseudonym for this chapter unless they elected to retain their own names.
In this chapter we explore the experience of six mature age care leavers, including the effect on... more In this chapter we explore the experience of six mature age care leavers, including the effect on their adult relationships of their time in Out of Home Care (OOHC). The care leavers interviewed ranged in age from their late twenties to their early sixties. Three had been in OOHC organised formally through state agencies, and three had been in OOHC was organised informally by relatives. Although none of the participants went straight to university from school, three have bachelor level university degrees and one is currently working toward that. Each participant has been assigned a pseudonym for this chapter unless they elected to retain their own names.
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