Experiences of Young People Early in the Transition From Residential Care in Lagos State, Nigeria

Sekibo, Belema

doi:10.1177/2167696818822232

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“…Care leavers in Africa (Frimpong-Manso, 2018 ; Pryce et al, 2015 ; Sekibo, 2019 ; van Breda & Frimpong-Manso, 2020 ) encounter many problems (e.g., stigma, employment challenges, and abuse) during their transition to adulthood, similar to the challenges that the young women in our research experienced. This study adds to the existing literature by pointing out the additional layer of vulnerability confronting this subgroup of care leavers (young mothers).…”

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confidence: 59%

Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Frimpong‐Manso

Bukuluki

Addy

et al. 2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Although sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rates of early pregnancy, there is little awareness of pregnancy and parenting among young people in out-of-home care in this region. Therefore, this study looked into the experiences of pregnancy and parenting among young women who had been in residential care in Ghana and Uganda. We gathered data from ten parenting care leavers in both countries using semi-structured interviews and then analyzed the data from the interviews thematically. The study’s findings revealed that the young mothers had minimal sexual and reproductive health education, as well as a lack of sufficient monitoring, which predisposed them to early pregnancy. The young mothers indicated that emotional stress, financial and employment obstacles, as well as stigma, were some challenges they had experienced. They used personal motivation and spirituality as coping mechanisms to deal with their challenges. Training caregivers to deliver sexual and reproductive health information, having practitioners who will offer supervision during the semi-independent phase of leaving care, and providing separate housing for young mothers are some implications for practice emerging from the study. Policy implications include the need for social inclusion programs to support the academic, vocational, and parenting skills of young mothers who leave care.

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confidence: 59%

Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Frimpong‐Manso

Bukuluki

Addy

et al. 2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Several papers (Dickens & Marx, 2020; Dziro, 2020; Moodley et al, 2020; Sekibo, 2020; Takele & Kotecho, 2020) provide evidence that irrespective of the type of care, youth transitioning into emerging adulthood face multiple challenges. While some country-specific challenges exist, most care-leavers have poor outcomes in three key areas of their lives: employment, accommodation, and social integration.…”

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Leaving Care in Africa

Breda

Frimpong‐Manso

2020

Emerging Adulthood

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Many children in sub-Saharan Africa find themselves without adequate parental care, resulting from growing levels of poverty, disease (e.g., Aids and Ebola), harmful cultural norms, conflict, and trafficking, among others. In Africa, most orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are taken care by the relatives and other community members, but this traditional system is under stress, and many OVC end up on their own on the streets or in child-headed households (Leinaweaver, 2014). Others enter the formal alternative care system (also known as foster or out-of-home care) provided through residential care facilities known by different names, such as orphanages, child and youth care centers, or children's homes. Recent estimates suggest that about 2.7 million children are in formal care globally, of which about 11% live in sub-Saharan Africa (Petrowski, Cappa, & Gross, 2017). However, many more children are unaccounted for in unregistered facilities run by nongovernmental organizations dotted across the continent (Milligan, Withington, Connelly, & Gale, 2016). Because reunification services are absent, there is a limited improvement in the conditions of their families, resulting in many children being in long-term care. However, youth in alternative care must leave at some point, usually at 18 years, to make a life on their own. Their transition to adulthood is atypical to the normative trend. Young people in the wider population are staying longer with their parents to deal with the demands of emerging adulthood, the developmental stage between the ages of 18 and 26 years. Despite care-leavers becoming a growing vulnerable population in Africa, they are neglected in policy, practice, and research agendas (Pinkerton, 2011). Evidence from Africa is conspicuously missing in the international literature that is dominated by countries of the Global North, such as the UK and the United States (Mann

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“…Although youths face different hurdles in their transition to adulthood, those in child and youth care centres (CYCCs) experience significant challenges resulting from their past experiences of harm, neglect, abuse and separation from parents (Dickens, 2018;Moodley et al, 2020;Van Breda, 2018), or the precipitating reasons for their referrals to CYCCs. After leaving care, they are at increased risk of low educational attainment, unemployment, early pregnancy, substance abuse, crime, imprisonment and homelessness (Fredericks, 2018;Hlungwani & Van Breda, 2020;Mamelani Projects, 2020;Obeng, 2020;Sekibo, 2020;Van Breda, 2018).…”

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“…Disadvantaged youths, which include but are not limited to youths living in poverty, refugees, orphans, the marginalised and youths in CYCCs, face additional adversities during their transition to adulthood (Bond, 2020;Fredericks, 2018;Harder, Mann-Feder, Oterholm & Refaeli, 2020;Moodley et al, 2020;Sekibo, 2020). Studies on marginalised youths show that they experience poverty, trauma and discrimination, which can often lead to risky behaviours and negative transition outcomes (Gwenzi, 2020;Obeng, 2020;Takele & Kotecho, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Even with the extension of support, youths transitioning out of residential care experience difficulties in completing and attaining higher education and training, finding and maintaining employment, securing stable housing, and building and maintaining healthy relationships (Bond, 2020;Campos et al, 2020;Dickens & Marx, 2020;Sekibo, 2020). Studies (Mhongera & Lombard, 2018;Takele & Kotecho, 2020;Van Breda & Pinkerton, 2020) have shown that many young people, unable to meet their basic needs once they age out of care, end up living in poverty, committing a crime, taking substances and experiencing early parenthood.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Social Support Networks for Youths Aging Out of Residential Care to Promote Positive Transition Outcomes – A Scoping Review

Pote,

Carelse,

Dykes

2022

SWORK

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This scoping review provides the available evidence on support interventions and networks for youths aging out of child and youth care centres (CYCCs), and makes recommendations for best practice to alleviate the plight of youths leaving CYCCs. Thirteen databases were searched, resulting in the retrieval of 80 articles, 26 of which met the review criteria: English, full-text, peer-reviewed, open-access studies conducted between 2015 and 2020 on social networks and transitional services to youths aging out of residential care. Recommendations are made for policy changes, extending the age of eligibility and strengthening social support networks for youths transitioning into independent living.

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Experiences of Young People Early in the Transition From Residential Care in Lagos State, Nigeria

Cited by 15 publications

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Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Pregnancy and Parenting Experiences of Care-Experienced Youth in Ghana and Uganda

Leaving Care in Africa

Social Support Networks for Youths Aging Out of Residential Care to Promote Positive Transition Outcomes – A Scoping Review

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