Transition from care settings

Definitions
Some of the terminology we will be using during the course this week includes:Care leaver
Someone who is moving out of formal care placement for independent living when they attain the legal age this is mandatory.
Leaving care
A child or young person living in formal alternative care reaches a legal age in which they are no longer entitled to live in a care placement. In most cases, they need to leave care and start their lives as independent adults. The term leaving care describes that process. Leaving care includes the decision to leave, the process of moving toward independent living (transition).
Transition
A period or process of change as young people move from alternative care settings to being an independent adult. (An example: in SOS Children’s Villages, the term transition is often used for the transition from the SOS Children’s Village to the youth facility and from the youth facility to the semi-independent living programme before becoming fully independent).
Independent living
No longer living in a care placement.
Aftercare
The period when young people are no longer in a care setting and are living independently but in receipt of aftercare support.
Getting Care Right for All Children: Implementing the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children

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