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Researcher: Peter McVerry Trust |
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Title: Life after care - evaluation of the CAS for Care Leavers provided by the PMV Trust |
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Overview: In order to reduce the number of care leavers entering homelessness, the Irish Government introduced a Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) for Care Leavers, where Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) acquire residential properties for the most vulnerable care leavers. This research will investigate the effectiveness of the CAS for Care Leavers model in homelessness prevention, and in achieving positive outcomes across key life domains of young people, including health, education, employment, housing stability and social inclusion. The research will investigate two research questions:
The research will broaden our understanding of the lives of care leavers accommodated in properties under the umbrella of the Peter McVerry Trust organisation, through examinations of the socio-demographic characteristics of care leavers accommodated under the CAS for Care Leavers scheme, the experiences of care leavers in ageing out of care and progressing to independent living, and service providers’ views of the CAS for Care Leavers accommodation model. |
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Status: Completed Q2 2024 |
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Outputs: Life after Care: Perspectives on CAS for Care Leavers Model of Care provided by Peter McVerry Trust |