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Children who go missing from Care:
1. A participatory project with young people as
peer interviewers.
A joint research project, funded by BASPCAN.
Children who go Missing from Care:
2. The Aim of the Study
Issues which contributed to young people going missing
form care.
Triggers that prompted episodes of young people going
missing.
Support received during or following instances where they
went missing.
Factors that might prevent future episodes.
In order to inform service delivery, policy development
and further research.
I was just getting angry because people weren’t
telling me what was going on and I was…...like
where's my family, why are they not here and who
are you …………………………. ( Young Person)
3. Using Peer Researchers
Allow young people to have a voice.
Peer interviewers.
Gain improved data.
Recruitment & Selection Peer Researchers
Support.
Selection of Young People.
4. • Authority and power
• Friction
• Isolation
• Environmental issues
I’ve never really had anyone to talk to about anything that
really bothers me.
I’ve tried speaking to my social worker but she’s just up your
arse man, doesn’t listen to me and believes everyone
else……. (Young Person)
I always used to run
away from council units
because they didn’t
really have much
boundaries, they
couldn’t really do
anything.
(Young Person)
Reasons for running
away
5. Returning to Care
Experience upon
return:
Reactive and punitive.
Lack of support.
Lack of boundaries.
Lack of consequences.I just got into trouble and told to stop doing it…. There was no
consequence….. They need to be more strict and make rules
and boundaries.
(Young Person)
Now they hid my shoes, like I went out in socks and she put
like ketchup in my shoes like (Young Person)
6. Preventative Strategies
What young people said would help:
Clear rules and boundaries
Guidance in staying safe
Dialogue and being listened to
Family contact
Feeling someone cared
More structured time
I would just tell them to make sure they were going to be alright if they were
going to run away………. Because for all you know you could walk through a
park and the next thing you know, you could be stabbed, you know what I
mean? It’s hard, it’s hard. (Young person)
7. Lessons Learned
Advantages
Gives voice to young people
Personal growth
Professional opportunities
Greater insights gained
Rewarding for research team
Focus group participants found
it useful
Challenges
Novice interviewers
Time consuming
Payment of peer researchers
Power imbalance
Exploitation
Local to Glasgow
9. Any Questions?
Full report can be found at :-
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/
research-reports/children-missing-from-care-
report.pdf
10. Any Questions?
Full report can be found at :-
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/
research-reports/children-missing-from-care-
report.pdf
Editor's Notes
Background:
Looked-after-children are more likely than all children to go missing. They face significant risk of harm through for example, exposure to alcohol, drugs and sexual victimisation. Research identifies some factors which may reduce the likelihood of looked after children going missing. However greater understanding of effective practice is needed to help prevent those at risk of going missing.
Objectives:
The aim of the study was to investigate young people's experiences of going missing from care and to identify the: 1) issues that contributed to them running away; 2) trigger factors that prompted episodes of going missing; 3) support received during or following instances where they went missing; 4) factors that might prevent future absconding.
Methods:
Research on children's experiences is often reported from adults' perspectives, rather than allowing children to have a voice. We therefore recruited two young people as peer researchers. A qualitative study was undertaken using the Critical Incident Technique (CIT). Twenty eight young people with a history of running away were recruited from different locations in Scotland. They took part in six focus groups. Data were generated during May 2012. Data were analysed using a framework approach.
Results:
Four themes were identified regarding reasons for running away: authority and power; friction; isolation and environmental issues. Commonly cited consequences were being 'grounded' and having shoes removed (to prevent further running away). Young people were critical of lack of support on return and lack of boundaries. They stressed the importance of being heard, being treated with respect, being able to exercise autonomy and feeling someone cares.
Sanctions – Being Grounded
Haqving shoes removed
Lack of Support – Lack of boundaries, consequences, Lack of structure
How is lack of boundaries/consequences inte4rpreted by young people
Conclusions:
Approaches to responding to young people who go missing should be supportive and facilitative, rather than punitive. Being heard, being treated with respect, being able to exercise autonomy and feeling someone cares are crucial preventative factors.