To mark this milestone, this series of extracts or summaries reflects on aspects of youth policy and youth work practice over the past 25 years as featured in the 100th issue.
The Making of Leaving Care Policy 1971-2008
During the last 30 years, many have struggled and campaigned, not least young people in care themselves, to highlight the problems faced by care leavers. The introduction of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 represented a major step forward. However, significant challenges remain. The test of the Care Matters agenda will be if it leads to more comprehensive responses across the life course of all looked-after young people, including access to services wherever they are living.
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