Going Missing presents important findings from the first major
study of young people who go missing from residential and foster
homes. By exploring the diverse reasons why young people go missing
and what happens when they do, the authors highlight the impact
both of individual motivations and of residential and foster care
contexts on the patterns associated with going missing. The authors
address the serious risks that young people may encounter while
missing, including the dangers associated with sleeping rough,
offending, sexual exploitation, and substance misuse. The longer
term implications of repeatedly going missing for the structure of
young peoples lives are also explored. In outlining the strengths
and limits of the different professional responses to young people
who go missing, the authors present an analysis of the difficult
professional task of managing risk for different groups of people.
Conclusions drawn from this unique study are considered in terms of
their wider implications for
- developing preventive services for teenagers
- the nature of residential and foster care provision
- inter-agency approaches to supporting young people
Addressing the growing concern about runaways from residential and
foster care, and eliciting the wider implications for the care
system today, Going Missing is essential reading for practitioners
in the social and welfare services; policy-makers; and students and
lecturers on higher education courses.
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