CYP Now - NCB Now: Resource alert - New in the library (27)

Leaving Care: Throughcare and Aftercare in Scotland by Jo Dixon and Mike Stein. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. In Leaving Care the authors investigate the successes and failures of care services for young people in Scotland, identifying factors that hinder effective transition from care and the types of support that help to promote life choices. The study highlights the experiences of young people leaving the care of three different Scottish local authorities.

- Born to Buy by Juliet B Schor. Published by Scribner. Born to Buylooks at the consequences of the commercialisation of childhood andprovides guidelines for parents and teachers. It examines how marketingefforts of vast size have created "commercialised children".

- These publications are among 60,000 titles stocked by NCB's Libraryand Information Service - the largest information resource on children'sissues in the country. Appointments are free to NCB members. For moreinformation or to make an appointment, call 020 7843 6008.

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