Abstract

CASSARINO-PEREZ, Luciana; MONTSERRAT, Carme  and  SARRIERA, Jorge Castellá. Protective and Risk Factors During Transition from Care to Independent Living. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.1, pp. 142-167. ISSN 1808-4281.  http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/epp.2020.50794.

The study aimed to identify protective and risk factors involved in the transition process from residential care to independent living. Participants were 13 young people from 18 to 24 years old, man and women, who aged out of care in the city of Curitiba, south of Brazil. A total of five caregivers also participated, each representing one of the residential centers where those young people used to live. Data were collected with in depth semi structured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. The themes and subthemes, identified in two thematic axes (protective factors and risk factors), permeate different contexts and disclose an imbalance that hinders the transition process. We conclude that, in addition to compliance of existing social policies, it is necessary to create new and specific programs for young people aging out of care, based on a youth-centered approach.

Keywords : residential care; transition to adulthood; protective factors; risk factors.

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