The study, conducted by researchers at the Policy Institute at King’s College London for the Centre for Homelessness Impact, found that interventions supporting care leavers to build positive relationship networks with trusted adults can reduce their risk of homelessness by 10 per cent.
One analysis found that local authorities offering the Family Rights Group’s Lifelong Links service had an average of 4.8 care-experienced young people at risk of homelessness, compared with an average of 6.2 in other areas – a 22 per cent reduction.
A second analysis of a smaller number of local authorities found an average of 5.2 care-experienced young people at risk of homelessness. When the study’s results were combined, it revealed a 10 per cent reduction in homelessness risk among care leavers benefiting from the intervention.
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