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Disabled Youth Transitioning from Care: An International Policy Analysis

This academic paper highlights that disabled care-leavers face inconsistent support, limited recognition, and fragmented services during transition to adulthood across countries.

Published 20 May 2026 By Kelly, B., Gimm, G., Oterholm, I., Venables, J., Baker, C., Bennwik, I., Ellem, K., Lee, J. S. & Cheatham, L.

The development and psychometric validation of a survey to measure the subjective well-being of care leavers

Results of the survey found that about a quarter of care leavers reported low life satisfaction compared with only 3% of their peers in the general population.

Published 28 March 2024 By McGrane, Joshua, Selwyn Julie & Baker, Claire

Keeping in Touch: looked after children and young people’s views on their contact arrangements

Professor Julie Selwyn and Shirley Lewis share important insights into children in care’s views on staying connected with family.

Published 18 September 2023 By Professor Julie Selwyn; Shirley Lewis

The Subjective Well-Being of Children and Young People in out of Home Care

Published 8 June 2020

I wish someone would explain why I am in care

The impact of children and young people's lack of understanding of why they are in out-of-home care on their well-being and felt security

Published 11 January 2020 By Jo Staines and Julie Selwyn

Looked after Children and Young People in England: Developing Measures of Subjective Well-Being

2017 article by Julie Selwyn, Marsha Wood and Tabetha Newman

Published 8 June 2017