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Supporting young parents : pregnancy and parenthood among young people from care /

' ... invaluable in providing vivid illustrations of the strengths and needs of young parents who have been 'looked after' and, therefore of their children at the start of their lives. It illuminates policy and practice implications and points the way forward to what needs to be done...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Chase, Elaine, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Putting pregnancy and parenthood in context
  • Being young, being in care
  • Going it alone : young people's experiences of learning about sex and relationships
  • Deciding what to do : young people's reactions and responses to pregnancy
  • Being pregnant
  • Being a mum, being a dad
  • Finding a balance : young people's experiences of child protection proceedings
  • Getting help from services
  • Moving forward.