Research
The Children's Society is the leading research authority on young runaways in this country. Our Research Unit has produced a range of documents on young runaways which you can download here.
Review of South Coast's Runaway's Initiative's Experience of Developing a Flexible Refuge in Torquay
Date: 2006 Author: Emilie Smeaton
This report describes a review of the experiences of South Coast Runaways Initiative (SCRI) of establishing a flexible refuge in Torquay after a successful bid to the DfES to establish a community-based refuge. This report addresses the concept of refuge and the different forms of refuge, providing a brief history of refuge provision in the UK. The main body of the report focuses upon the findings of the review, focusing upon: the strengths and weaknesses of refuge; the role of Registered Manager; identifying those factors that facilitated and hindered development of the flexible refuge; and how the flexible refuge meets local need and fits with existing services.
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Still Running II: Findings from the second national survey of young runaways
Date: 2005 Author: Gwyther Rees and Jenny Lee
Following on from Still Running which was undertaken in 1999 by The Children's Society and The University of York, Still Running II presents some broad overview statistics and an update on some key issues relating to running away.
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Responding to Young Runaways: An Evaluation of 19 Projects, 2003 - 2004
Date: 2005 Authors: Gwyther Rees, Myfanwy Franks, Phil Raws and Ros Medforth
The Children and Young People's Unit (CYPU) commissioned a research team consisting of a partnership between The Children's Society and The University of York to evaluate practice-based work development projects to pilot a number of responses to running away. This report provides findings from this evaluation, which took a comparative approach, exploring which interventions were more effective with different sub-groups of the runaway population, to inform future development of work with this target group.
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Living on the Edge: The Experiences of Detached Young Runaways
Date: 2005 Author: Emilie Smeaton
This research report describes the experiences of detached runaways who are away for four weeks or more and live outside key societal institutions and depend upon self-reliance and informal support networks. The report focuses upon the background of detached runaways, their experiences whilst away and ends with the identification of key themes and recommendations for both responsive and preventative measures to address the needs of detached runaways.
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