An investigation of the experiences and identity development of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender young people in care and the support they receive.

Cossar, Jeanette (Principal Investigator)
Dodsworth, Jane (Co-Investigator)
Schofield, Gillian (Co-Investigator)
Belderson, Pippa (Researcher)

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/11/14 → 31/03/17

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council: £282,016.01

Coming Out in the Care System: Participatory Research with Care Experienced LGBTQ+ young people in England
Cossar, J., Belderson, P., Larsson, B., Keenan, J. & Ward, E., 2024, The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research: Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact. Fernandez, E., Welbourne, P., Lee, B. & Ma, J. L. C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 567-582 16 p.
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Policy and practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ+) care-experienced young people - a National Survey of Local Authorities in England
Cossar, J. & Belderson, P., Oct 2024, In: British Journal of Social Work. 54, 7, p. 3370-3390 21 p.
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Providing a secure base for LGBTQ young people in foster care: the role of foster carers
Schofield, G., Cossar, J., Ward, E., Larsson, B. & Belderson, P., Aug 2019, In: Child & Family Social Work. 24, 3, p. 372-381 10 p.
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Young People Interviews, Foster Carer Interviews, Focus Group, and Survey Data From a Study of the Experiences and Identity Development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Young People in Care and the Support They Receive, 2015-2016
Cossar, J. (Creator), Schofield, G. (Creator), Ward, E. (Creator), Belderson, P. (Creator), Larsson, B. (Creator), Keenan, J. (Creator), Dodsworth, J. (Creator), Cocker, C. (Creator) & Sorensen, P. (Creator), UK Data Archive, 14 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852729
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Home Legal Review procedures Metrics Young People Interviews, Foster Carer Interviews, Focus Group, and Survey Data From a Study of the Experiences and Identity Development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender Young People in Care and the Support They Receive, 2015-2016
Cossar, J. (Creator), Schofield, G. (Creator), Ward, E. (Creator), Belderson, P. (Creator), Larsson, B. (Creator), Keenan, J. (Creator), Dodsworth, J. (Creator), Cocker, C. (Creator) & Sorensen, P. (Creator), UK Data Service, 24 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852729
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