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IN-ELAP
FunderFrench National Research Agency (ANR)
Funder Contribution €350,001.00
DurationFrom 31 Mar 2013
Project codeANR-12-INEG-0003
Open Access mandatePublications: NoResearch data: No
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The purpose of this IN-ELAP research project is to further our understanding of the living conditions and the transition from care of young people aged 17-21 leaving the French child protection system. It follows on from other monographs on "adult outcomes", i.e. the long-term outcomes of young care leavers, especially during the period of transition from living in care to becoming an independent adult. While teams in the United Kingdom and North America have been investigating this crucial topic since the 1990s, there is practically no research on the transition from care in France. Moreover, French studies of "adult outcomes" have shown that this transition is perceived as very brutal experience of "institutional abandonment". In the general population, by contrast, the transition to adulthood has been widely studied by sociologists of youth and by demographers. Their studies show that the events characterizing this transition – access to independent housing, access to employment, entry into union and/or parenthood – are in fact gradual processes that may involve both forward and backward moves. This is a phase in the life cycle where social policies and support mechanisms are particularly lacking in France, and where family solidarity is obliged to fill the breach. In other words, the transition to adulthood is a family affair, even among the most disadvantaged populations with few or no educational qualifications. Unemployed young people rely on their family to provide a roof over their head. Young care leavers, often with few qualifications and a limited or non-existent family network, are forced to make this transition as a matter of urgency and at an early age, while much less well-equipped to do so than their peers. Both for the survey design and the analysis of results, the IN-ELAP project, whose methods are founded on quantitative sociology and demography, is built around a multidisciplinary team of researchers specialized in child protection and populations in difficulty. It aims to bridge a knowledge gap on young people living in care in France. Looking beyond the representations linked to monographic studies on the outcomes of children in care, it will seek to capture the full diversity of care histories and types of placement experienced by young people before they leave the care system. Particular attention will be paid to the consequences of geographical inequalities linked to the decentralized organization of welfare provision and policies targeting young people. Two survey waves covering a sample of 1500 young people will be conducted, associated with a passive follow-up until the end of the placement trajectory and a qualitative follow-up of 100-150 individuals.
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The purpose of this IN-ELAP research project is to further our understanding of the living conditions and the transition from care of young people aged 17-21 leaving the French child protection system. It follows on from other monographs on "adult outcomes", i.e. the long-term outcomes of young care leavers, especially during the period of transition from living in care to becoming an independent adult. While teams in the United Kingdom and North America have been investigating this crucial topic since the 1990s, there is practically no research on the transition from care in France. Moreover, French studies of "adult outcomes" have shown that this transition is perceived as very brutal experience of "institutional abandonment". In the general population, by contrast, the transition to adulthood has been widely studied by sociologists of youth and by demographers. Their studies show that the events characterizing this transition – access to independent housing, access to employment, entry into union and/or parenthood – are in fact gradual processes that may involve both forward and backward moves. This is a phase in the life cycle where social policies and support mechanisms are particularly lacking in France, and where family solidarity is obliged to fill the breach. In other words, the transition to adulthood is a family affair, even among the most disadvantaged populations with few or no educational qualifications. Unemployed young people rely on their family to provide a roof over their head. Young care leavers, often with few qualifications and a limited or non-existent family network, are forced to make this transition as a matter of urgency and at an early age, while much less well-equipped to do so than their peers. Both for the survey design and the analysis of results, the IN-ELAP project, whose methods are founded on quantitative sociology and demography, is built around a multidisciplinary team of researchers specialized in child protection and populations in difficulty. It aims to bridge a knowledge gap on young people living in care in France. Looking beyond the representations linked to monographic studies on the outcomes of children in care, it will seek to capture the full diversity of care histories and types of placement experienced by young people before they leave the care system. Particular attention will be paid to the consequences of geographical inequalities linked to the decentralized organization of welfare provision and policies targeting young people. Two survey waves covering a sample of 1500 young people will be conducted, associated with a passive follow-up until the end of the placement trajectory and a qualitative follow-up of 100-150 individuals.
