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Youth with disabilities in residential care in the community: Perceptions and experiences in the transition period

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  • Canha, Lúcia
  • Owens, Laura
  • Simões, Celeste
  • Rodrigues, Ricardo
  • João Gonçalves, Maria

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Youth with disabilities who accumulate a history of residential care face additional challenges transitioning to an independent life out of care. They usually do not receive the same family support as their non-institutionalized peers, experiencing multiple adversities that increase the risk of adverse outcomes in their adult lives.

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  • Canha, Lúcia & Owens, Laura & Simões, Celeste & Rodrigues, Ricardo & João Gonçalves, Maria, 2024. "Youth with disabilities in residential care in the community: Perceptions and experiences in the transition period," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:161:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924001634
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107591
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